Naphtha
Definition of Naphtha
Naph´tha Pronunciation: năf´thå or năp´thå | n. | 1. | (Chem.) The complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called crude petroleum, mineral oil, or rock oil. | | 2. | (Chem.) 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. |
Related Words
dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, hydrocarbon, resolvent, solvent
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