Naphtha Definition

năfthə, năp-
noun
A flammable, volatile, oily liquid produced by the fractional distillation of petroleum: it is the fraction that boils between gasoline and kerosene and is used as a fuel, solvent, and illuminant.
Webster's New World

Petroleum.

Webster's New World
Petroleum.
American Heritage
Any of several flammable, volatile liquids produced by the distillation of coal tar, wood, coal, and other carbonaceous materials.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Naphtha

Noun

Singular:
naphtha
Plural:
naphthas

Origin of Naphtha

  • From Latin naphtha, from Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha), ultimately from Old Persian 𐎴𐎳𐎫 (naft). The Greek mediation is reflected in the spelling - "˜ph' and "˜th' (from "˜Ï†' and "˜Î¸').

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin from Greek liquid bitumen of Semitic origin npṭ in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Naphtha Sentence Examples

  • At the present time the choice lies practically only between the two solvents, carbon bisulphide and naphtha (petroleum ether).

  • The best solvents for rubber are carbon bisulphide, benzol and mineral naphtha, carbon tetrachloride and chloroform.

  • The Saracens would throw glass bombs containing naphtha, a product of boiling petroleum or coal tar, over the walls of the city.

  • Then they would let loose a volley of flaming arrows, which would ignite the naphtha, setting the crusaders on fire.

  • But all these are insignificant in comparison with the mineral oil industry of Baku, which in normal times yields annually between ten and eleven million tons of crude oil (naphtha).

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