English Explanatory Dictionary

naphtha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈnæfθə/ /ˈnæpθə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-naphtha.wav

Word forms

naphtha naphthas

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian napṭumbor.? Old Persian *naftahbor. Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha)bor. Latin naphthabor. English naphtha From Latin naphtha, from Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha, “naphtha”), from Old Persian *naftah, probably borrowed or assimilated from Akkadian 𒉌𒆳𒊏 (napṭu, “naphtha”) . The Greek mediation is reflected in the spelling – ‘ph’ and ‘th’ (from ‘φ’ and ‘θ’).

Derived words

napalm naphthacene naphtha lamp naphthalene naphthalenide naphthalide naphthalimide naphthene naphthenic

Translations

Chinese Cantonese: 石腦油 /石脑油 Chinese Mandarin: 石腦油 /石脑油 Finnish: öljyjae Finnish: jae French: naphte German: Naphtha Irish: nafta Italian: nafta Japanese: ナフサ Korean: 나프타 Polish: benzyna surowa Portuguese: nafta Russian: лигрои́н Russian: на́фта Serbo-Croatian: на̏фта Serbo-Croatian: nȁfta Sicilian: nàffita Turkish: neft
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