naphtha
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
- petroleum
- any of several flammable, volatile liquids produced by the distillation of coal tar, wood, coal, and other carbonaceous materials
See naphtha in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(năfˈthə, năpˈ-)
noun- 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.
- Obsolete Petroleum.
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