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Naphtha

Webster's Dictionary

(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.

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Naphtha'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/naphtha.html. 1828.