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1. (n.) naphtha
a colorless, volatile petroleum distillate, usu. an intermediate product between gasoline and benzine, used as a solvent and as a fuel.
2. naphtha
any of various similar liquids distilled from other products.
Etymology: (1565–75; < L < Gk náphthas, perh. < Iranian *nafta, der. of *nab- to be damp )
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) naphtha
any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) naphtha
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
2. (noun) naphtha
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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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. naphtha
a liquid hydro-carbon of an inflammable nature that exudes from the earth or is distilled from coal-tar, &c.
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