Naphtha

['næfθə]

Definition

(noun.) any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents.

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Definition

(n.) The complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called crude petroleum, mineral oil, or rock oil. Specifically: That portion of the distillate obtained in the refinement of petroleum which is intermediate between the lighter gasoline and the heavier benzine, and has a specific gravity of about 0.7, -- used as a solvent for varnishes, as a carburetant, illuminant, etc.

(n.) One of several volatile inflammable liquids obtained by the distillation of certain carbonaceous materials and resembling the naphtha from petroleum; as, Boghead naphtha, from Boghead coal (obtained at Boghead, Scotland); crude naphtha, or light oil, from coal tar; wood naphtha, from wood, etc.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Rock oil, mineral oil.

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Definition

n. a clear inflammable liquid distilled from petroleum wood coal-tar &c.: rock-oil.—n. Naph′thalene a grayish-white inflammable substance obtained by the distillation of coal-tar.—adj. Naphthal′ic pertaining to or derived from naphthalene.—v.t. Naph′thalise.—ns. Naph′thol Naphthyl′amine.

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