Naphtha(năfth&adot_; or năpth&adot_;), n.[L. naphtha, Gr. nafqa, fr.Ar. nafth, nifth.]1.(Chem.)The complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called crude petroleum, mineral oil, or rock oil.Specifically:That portion of the distillate obtained in the refinement of petroleum which is intermediate between the lighter gasoline and the heavier benzine, and has a specific gravity of about 0.7, -- used as a solvent for varnishes, as a carburetant, illuminant, etc.
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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.
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&hand_; This term was applied by the earlier chemical writers to a number of volatile, strong smelling, inflammable liquids, chiefly belonging to the ethers, as the sulphate, nitrate, or acetate of ethyl.Watts.
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Naphtha vitrioli[NL., naphtha of vitriol](Old Chem.), common ethyl ether; -- formerly called sulphuric ether. See Ether.
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Naphtha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Naphtha (pronounced /ˈnæfθə/ or /ˈnæpθə/) normally refers to a number of different flammable liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons, i.e. a distillation product from petroleum or ...
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Naphtha - New World Encyclopedia
Coleman camp fuel, also known as white gas, is a common naphtha fuel used in many lanterns and torches.
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Naphtha: Information from Answers.com
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words. The noun rock oil has one meaning: Meaning #1 : a dark oil consisting
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Safety (MSDS) data for naphtha
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WikiAnswers - How is naphtha used
Biology question: How is naphtha used Some uses of naphtha gas are as a fuel for camp stoves and blowtorches, providing light in gas lanterns such as Coleman, and as a solvent.
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Naphtha, Naphtha Manufacturers Suppliers Exporters of Naphtha
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Naphtha Solvent ICIS Methodology
Chemical industry news from ICIS news ... Naphtha. Naphtha is a light product of crude oil refining mostly used as either feedstock for petrochemical cracking or gasoline reforming and ...
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However, because the amount of benzene contained in naphtha is usually small, the lower explosive limit (LEL) of 10,000 ppm been used as the IDLH for this draft technical ...
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