- 1. n. The complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called crude petroleum, mineral oil, or rock oil. Specifically: That portion of the distillate obtained in the refinement of petroleum which is intermediate between the lighter gasoline and the heavier benzine, and has a specific gravity of about 0.7, -- used as a solvent for varnishes, as a carburetant, illuminant, etc. Source: opted
- 2. n. One of several volatile inflammable liquids obtained by the distillation of certain carbonaceous materials and resembling the naphtha from petroleum; as, Boghead naphtha, from Boghead coal (obtained at Boghead, Scotland); crude naphtha, or light oil, from coal tar; wood naphtha, from wood, etc. Source: opted
- 3. n. any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents Source: wordnet
- 4. The complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammablehydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called crudepetroleum, mineral oil, or rock oil. Specifically: That portion ofthe distillate obtained in the refinement of petroleum which isintermediate between the lighter gasoline and the heavier benzine,and has a specific gravity of about 0.7, -- used as a solvent forvarnishes, as a carburetant, illuminant, etc. Source: adambom
- 5. n:100 n. any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents Source: ecdict
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