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Aromatic vs Naphtha - What's the difference?

aromatic | naphtha |

As nouns the difference between aromatic and naphtha

is that aromatic is a fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it while naphtha is (dated) naturally-occurring liquid petroleum.

As an adjective aromatic

is fragrant or spicy.

aromatic

English

Alternative forms

* aromatick (obsolete) * aromatique (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Fragrant or spicy.
  • (organic chemistry) Having a closed ring of alternate single and double bonds with delocalized electrons.
  • (organic chemistry) derived from benzene.

    • Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with aromantic.

    Antonyms

    * (organic chemistry) aliphatic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fragrant plant or spice added to a dish to flavour it.

    • Anagrams

    *

    naphtha

    English

    (wikipedia naphtha)

    Noun

  • (dated) Naturally-occurring liquid petroleum.
  • 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.
  • * , chapter=7
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=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 one.}}
  • * 1995 , Philip Pullman, Northern Lights :
    • The Common Room and the Library were lit by anbaric light, but the Scholars preferred the older, softer naphtha lamps in the Retiring Room.

    Derived terms

    * napalm * naphthalenide * naphthalide * naphthalimide * naphthene * naphthenic