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naphthas

naphthas is the plural of naphtha.

Meaning of naphtha

Noun

naphtha (countable and uncountable, plural naphthas)

  1. (dated) Naturally occurring liquid petroleum.
  2. 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.
    • The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened...1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC

Questions about naphthas

What is naphthas the plural of?
Naphthas is the plural of naphtha.

Words near naphthas in the dictionary

  1. naphthalized
  2. naphthalizes
  3. naphthalizing
  4. naphthalol
  5. naphthamein
  6. naphthas
  7. naphthazarin
  8. naphthazarins
  9. naphthenate
  10. naphthenates
  11. naphthene

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