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naphtha
Part of speech: NounA clear, easily evaporating, inflammable liquid obtained from petroleum, and classed between gasoline and benzine; rock oil.
Usage examples "naphtha":- With the forceps take a piece of Na, not larger than half a pea, from the naphtha in which it is kept, drop it into the H2O, and at once cover the receiver loosely with paper or cardboard. - "An Introduction to Chemical Science", R.P. Williams.
- If there's any one here who knows anything about naphtha engines, I wish they'd speak." - "The Pursuit of the House-Boat", John Kendrick Bangs.
- Methyl Alcohol: Wood Naphtha. - "Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology", W. G. Aitchison Robertson.