Definitions for naphthaˈnæf θə, ˈnæp-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
naph•thaˈnæf θə, ˈnæp-(n.)
a colorless, volatile petroleum distillate, usu. an intermediate product between gasoline and benzine, used as a solvent and as a fuel.
Category: Chemistry
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
naphtha(noun)
any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents
Wiktionary
naphtha(Noun)
Naturally-occurring liquid petroleum.
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.
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
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
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
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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