naphthenic soap

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• naphthenic acid — noun : any of numerous chiefly monocarboxylic acids derived from naphthenes and obtained from naphthene base and asphalt base petroleums; usually : a commercial viscous liquid mixture of such acids used especially in the form of salts (as copper… …   Useful english dictionary

• metallic soap — noun : a salt of a monocarboxylic acid (as a higher fatty acid, resin acid, naphthenic acid) and usually a bivalent or trivalent metal (as calcium, cobalt, zinc, copper, lead, aluminum) that typically is insoluble in water but soluble in benzene… …   Useful english dictionary

• napalm — /nay pahm/, n. 1. a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc. v.t. 2. to drop bombs containing napalm on (troops, a city, or the like). [1940 45, Amer.; NA(PHTHENE) + PALM(ITATE)] * * * Organic compound, the… …   Universalium

• Napalm — For other uses, see Napalm (disambiguation). An Ecuadorian Air Force IAI Kfir airplane drops napalm on a target during Dominic Blue Horizon , a US Ecuador joint military exercise. Napalm is a thickening/gelling agent generally mixed with gasoline …   Wikipedia

• napalm — An incendiary substance that contains naphthenic and palmitic acids and gasoline. The acids, on contact with each other, produce very high temperatures, and the gasoline tends to stick to the surfaces. The other contents of napalm can be powdered …   Aviation dictionary

• napalm — /ˈneɪpam / (say naypahm), /ˈnæpam / (say napahm) noun 1. an aluminium soap, in the form of a granular powder, which is a mixture of oleic, naphthenic and coconut fatty acids; mixed with petrol it forms a sticky gel, stable from 40°C to 100°C,… …  

• na|palm — «NAY pahm, pahlm», noun, verb. –n. 1. a chemical substance that thickens gasoline. It is an aluminum soap of naphthenic, oleic, and palmitic acids. 2. the thickened or jellied gasoline, used for making incendiary bombs and in flame throwers. –v.t …   Useful english dictionary