naphtha
English
/ˈnæfθə/
noun
Definitions
- (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.
Etymology
Derived from Latin naphtha derived from Ancient Greek νάφθα (naphtha) derived from Old Persian *naftaʰ (naphtha).
Origin
Old Persian
*naftaʰ
Gloss
naphtha
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- binaphthalene English
- bromonaphthalene English
- chlorodinitronaphthalene English
- diaminonaphthalene English
- dinaphthalene English
- methylnaphthalene English
- nadolol English
- naphthalene English
- naphthaleneacetic English
- naphthaleneacetic acid English
- naphthalenediamine English
- naphthalenesulfonate English
- naphthalenic English
- naphthalic English
- naphthene English
- naphthenic English
- naphthenic acid English
- naphthoic English
- octonaphthene English
- paranaphthalene English
- tetrahydronaphthalene English
- triazanaphthalene English
- naphtha Latin
- nafta Italian
- νάφθα Ancient Greek
- ナフサ Japanese
- ナフタレン Japanese
- nafta Polish
- nafta Irish
- nafto Esperanto
- nafta Serbo-Croatian
- нафта Serbo-Croatian
- نفت Persian
- naptalina Cebuano
- 萘 Chinese
- 나프타 Korean
- 나프탈렌 Korean
- נפטא Aramaic
- *naftaʰ Old Persian
- nadolol
- naphthene
- naphthoic
- naphthenic
- naphthalic
- naphthalene
- naphthalenic
- octonaphthene
- binaphthalene
- dinaphthalene
- paranaphthalene
- naphthenic acid
- bromonaphthalene
- triazanaphthalene
- naphthaleneacetic
- methylnaphthalene
- naphthalenediamine
- diaminonaphthalene
- naphthalenesulfonate
- tetrahydronaphthalene
- naphthaleneacetic acid
- chlorodinitronaphthalene