Definitions for naphthaˈnæf θə, ˈnæp-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

naph•thaˈnæf θə, ˈnæp-(n.)

  1. a colorless, volatile petroleum distillate, usu. an intermediate product between gasoline and benzine, used as a solvent and as a fuel.

    Category: Chemistry

  2. any of various similar liquids distilled from other products.

    Category: Chemistry

Origin of naphtha:

1565–75; < L < Gk náphthas, perh. < Iranian *nafta, der. of *nab- to be damp

naph′thous(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. naphtha(noun)

    any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents

Wiktionary

  1. naphtha(Noun)

    Naturally-occurring liquid petroleum.

  2. naphtha(Noun)

    Any of a wide variety of aliphatic or aromatic liquid hydrocarbon mixtures distilled from petroleum or coal tar, especially as used in solvents or petrol.

  3. Origin: From naphtha, from νάφθα, ultimately from 03B403B303AB. The Greek mediation is reflected in the spelling – ‘ph’ and ‘th’ (from ‘φ’ and ‘θ’).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Naphtha(noun)

    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. Naphtha(noun)

    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

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  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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