Associations to the word «Naphtha»

Wiktionary

NAPHTHA, noun. (dated) Naturally-occurring liquid petroleum.
NAPHTHA, noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

NAPHTHA, noun. Any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats