naphtha
Naturally occurring liquid petroleumNaturally occurring liquid petroleum.
» There's smell of naphtha.
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2 senses(countable, dated, uncountable)Naturally occurring liquid petroleum.
Naphtha
нефтьneftʹ, на́фтаnáfta
на́фтаnáfta
(countable, uncountable)Any of a wide variety of aliphatic or aromatic liquid hydrocarbon mixtures distilled from petroleum or coal tar, especially as used in solvents or petrol.
Naphtha
лигрои́нligroín, на́фтаnáfta
any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents
Examples
2 sentencesThere's smell of naphtha.
There is smell of naphtha.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin naphtha, from Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha, “naphtha”), from Old Persian *naftaFrom Latin naphtha, from Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha, “naphtha”), from Old Persian *naftah, probably borrowed or assimilated from Akkadian 𒉌𒆳𒊏 (napṭu, “naphtha”) . The Greek mediation is reflected in the spelling – ‘ph’ and ‘th’ (from ‘φ’ and ‘θ’).
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Forms
plural: naphthasWord family
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