naphtha
a colorless, volatile petroleum distillate, usually an intermediate product between gasoline and benzine, used as a solvent, fuel, etc.: Compare mineral spirits.
any of various similar liquids distilled from other products.
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Origin of naphtha
1Other words from naphtha
- naphthous, adjective
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How to use naphtha in a sentence
It was a terrifying bombardment of rocks, palm trunks and flaming naphtha.
In Threatening Baghdad, Militants Seek to Undo 800 Years of History | Justin Marozzi | August 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt furnishes naphtha, and the stone called Gangitis,534 which drives away reptiles.
He's perfectly grand, and I'm going to see if he won't give me a naphtha launch.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith NicholsonThe naphtha will evaporate and leave a thin coating of firmly-adhering gutta percha behind.
Aaron, carrying the naphtha lantern, led the way across the strip of new-plowed soil.
Blind Man's Lantern | Allen Kim Lang
On breaking these masses, and laying open the fissures, the substance assumed the form of naphtha.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
British Dictionary definitions for naphtha
/ (ˈnæfθə, ˈnæp-) /
a distillation product from coal tar boiling in the approximate range 80–170°C and containing aromatic hydrocarbons
a distillation product from petroleum boiling in the approximate range 100–200°C and containing aliphatic hydrocarbons: used as a solvent and in petrol
an obsolete name for petroleum
Origin of naphtha
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Scientific definitions for naphtha
[ năf′thə ]
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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