Look up: Naphtha

1. naphtha
   [n] - any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures
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2. Naphtha
   Straight-run gasoline fractions. Used as a feedstock for reforming and as a petrochemical feedstock.
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3. Naphtha
   Volatile solvent distilled from petroleum used for cleanup and to thin solvent-based coatings.
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4. Naphtha
   Am ambiguous term which may mean high flash naphtha (mineral spirits), or low flash naphtha (petroleum, ether, low boiling ligroin) or something altogether different. Flash point and explosive limits vary. The term naphtha is so ambiguous that it should not be used
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5. naphtha
   A piece of equipment in which light hydrocarbon fractions a re removed from naphtha for recovery or sale. Category: Electrical engineering and energy • a feedstock destined for the petrochemical industry(e.g.ethylene manufacture or aromatics production).Naphtha comprises material in the ...
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6. Naphtha
   Naph'tha noun [ Latin naphtha , Greek ..............., from Arabic nafth , nifth .] 1. (Chemistry) The complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called crude pe...
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7. naphtha
   1. <chemistry> 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 ga...
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8. naphtha
   noun any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents
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9. 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 an...
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10. naphtha
    any of various volatile, highly flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures used chiefly as solvents and diluents and as raw materials for conversion to ... [2 related articles]
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11. naphtha
    naphtha 1. Any of various products of petroleum, used as a gasoline ingredient, a source of synthetic natural gas, a paint and varnish thinner, a dry cleaning fluid, and as a raw material for plastics. 2. A clear colorless flammable mixture of light hydrocarbons from petroleum. It is used as raw material for many petrochemicals and plastics.
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12. Naphtha
    A generic term applied to a petroleum fraction with an approximate boiling range between 122 and 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
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13. Naphtha
    Straight-run gasoline fractions. Used as a feedstock for reforming and as a petrochemical feedstock.
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14. Naphtha
    A petroleum distillate used mostly by professionals (as opposed to do-it- yourself painters) for cleanup and to thin solvent-based coatings. A volatile organic compound (see VOC).
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15. naphtha
    Petroleum naphtha is a petroleum distillate containing principally aliphatic hydrocarbons. It is the primary source from which petrochemicals are derived
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16. naphtha
    naphtha (năp'thu, năf'–) , term usually restricted to a class of colorless, volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures. Obtained as one of the more volatile fractions in the fractional distillation of petroleum (when it is known as petroleum naphtha), in the fractional...
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17. naphtha
    Type: Term Pronunciation: naf′thă Synonyms: petroleum benzin
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18. naphtha
    Mixtures of hydrocarbons obtained by destructive distillation of petroleum, coal tar, and shale oil. It is a raw material for the petrochemical and plastics industries. The term was originally applied to naturally occurring liquid hydrocarbons
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