naphtha distillation

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• naphtha — [naf′thə, nap′thə] n. [L < Gr naphtha, naphtha, bitumen < Pers neft, pitch < ? IE base * nebh , damp, water > Gr nephelē, cloud, fog] 1. a flammable, volatile, oily liquid produced by the fractional distillation of petroleum: it is… …   English World dictionary

• Naphtha — Naph tha (n[a^]f th[.a] or n[a^]p th[.a]), n. [L. naphtha, Gr. na fqa, fr.Ar. nafth, nifth.] 1. (Chem.) The complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called {crude petroleum}, {mineral oil},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Naphtha vitrioli — Naphtha Naph tha (n[a^]f th[.a] or n[a^]p th[.a]), n. [L. naphtha, Gr. na fqa, fr.Ar. nafth, nifth.] 1. (Chem.) The complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called {crude petroleum}, {mineral …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Naphtha — Not to be confused with naphthalene, a solid benzene derivative which is the main ingredient in mothballs. Naphtha (  /ˈn …   Wikipedia

• naphtha — naphthous, adj. /naf theuh, nap /, n. 1. a colorless, volatile petroleum distillate, usually an intermediate product between gasoline and benzine, used as a solvent, fuel, etc. Cf. mineral spirits. 2. any of various similar liquids distilled from …   Universalium

• Naphtha-type jet fuel —   A fuel in the heavy naphtha boiling range having an average gravity of 52.8 degrees API, 20 to 90 percent distillation temperatures of 290 degrees to 470 degrees Fahrenheit, and meeting Military Specification MIL T 5624L (Grade JP 4).It is used …   Energy terms

• naphtha — [ nafθə] noun Chemistry a flammable oil that contains various hydrocarbons, obtained by the dry distillation of organic substances such as coal, shale, or petroleum. Origin ME napte, from L. naphtha from Gk …   English new terms dictionary

• naphtha — 1. A volatile, flammable light distillate used to make petrol and as a solvent. 2. Any low boiling refinery stream. Gasoline is made by blending several virgin and treated naphthas. 3. Liquid hydrocarbon fractions, generally boiling within the… …   Petroleum refining glossary

• naphtha — A highly inflammable and explosive liquid obtained by the distillation of petroleum. Standard Oil Co. v Wakefield, 102 Va 824, 47 SE 830. A product of petroleum intermediate between the associate products of gasoline and benzine. Gately v Taylor …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• naphtha fraction — The elements taken together, more volatile than kerosene, which result from the first distillation of crude oil. United States v Gulf Refining Co. 268 US 542, 547, 69 L Ed 1082, 1086, 45 S Ct 597 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• naphtha — n. an inflammable oil obtained by the dry distillation of organic substances such as coal, shale, or petroleum. Etymology: L f. Gk, = inflammable volatile liquid issuing from the earth, of Oriental origin …   Useful english dictionary