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Naphtha
Naphtha
n.
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
.
Naphtha
n.
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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