naph·tha (n f th , np-)n. 1. Any of several highly volatile, flammable liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons distilled from petroleum, coal tar, and natural gas and used as fuel, as solvents, and in making various chemicals. 2. Obsolete Petroleum. [Latin, from Greek, liquid bitumen, of Semitic origin; see np  in Semitic roots.]naph thous adj. |
naphtha [ˈnæfθə ˈnæp-]
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1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a distillation product from coal tar boiling in the approximate range 80-170°C and containing aromatic hydrocarbons
2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a distillation product from petroleum boiling in the approximate range 100-200°C and containing aliphatic hydrocarbons: used as a solvent and in petrol
3. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) an obsolete name for petroleum
[via Latin from Greek, of Iranian origin; related to Persian neft naphtha]
| naphtha (nfth) Any of several liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons made by refining petroleum or by breaking down coal tar. Naphtha is usually flammable, and is used as a solvent and as an ingredient in gasoline. It is also used to make plastics. |
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| Noun | 1. | naphtha - any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents hydrocarbon - an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent - a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" |
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