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Noun: naphtha  naf-thu or nap-thu
  1. Any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents
    "Naphtha is commonly used in the production of plastics"

Derived forms: naphthas

Type of: dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, hydrocarbon, resolvent, solvent

Encyclopedia: Naphtha, Alberta