What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Naptha vs Benzene - What's the difference?

naptha | benzene |

As nouns the difference between naptha and benzene

is that naptha is naphtha while benzene is benzene (aromatic compound).

naptha

Not English

Naptha has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'naptha':

naphtha, nepeta

benzene

English

(wikipedia benzene)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (organic compound) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Philip J. Bushnell
    • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance , passage=Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene , another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.}}
  • (organic chemistry, in combination) Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.

    • Derived terms

    (terms derived from "benzene") * benz- * benzenoid * benzeneamine * benzeneazo * benzeneazothiocarbonyl * benzenecyclopentadienyliron * benzenediamine * benzenediazo * benzenediazoate * benzenediazonium * benzenedicarbonyl * benzeneethanol * benzenehexacarboxylic * benzenehexoxide * benzeneiron * benzeneperoxyseleninic * benzeneperoxysulfonic * benzeneruthenium * benzeneseleninic * benzeneselenonate * benzeneselenonic * benzenesulfinato * benzenesulfinyl * benzenesulfonate * benzenesulfonic * benzenesulfonyl * benzenesulfonylhydrazide * benzenesulfonylperoxosulfate * benzenesulphonothioic * benzenethiol * benzo-

    See also

    * cyclohexane * cyclohexene * cycloalkane * cycloalkene * cyclohexatriene ----