Naphthene vs Naphtha - What's the difference?
naphthene | naphtha | Derived terms |
(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.
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Naphtha is a derived term of naphthene.
As nouns the difference between naphthene and naphtha
is that naphthene is any cycloalkane (or alkyl derivative) while naphtha is naturally-occurring liquid petroleum.naphtha
English
(wikipedia naphtha)Noun
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.}}
- The Common Room and the Library were lit by anbaric light, but the Scholars preferred the older, softer naphtha lamps in the Retiring Room.
