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Definition of Naphthene
1. n. A peculiar hydrocarbon occuring as an ingredient of Caucasian petroleum.
Definition of Naphthene
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any cycloalkane (or alkyl derivative). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Naphthene
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Naphthene
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Naphthene
Literary usage of Naphthene
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Petroleum and Allied Industries: Petroleum, Natural Gas, Natural Waxes by James Kewley (1922)
"Paraffin-base crudes are those containing relatively high percentages of aliphatic
hydrocarbons, naphthene-base oils those containing relatively high ..."
2. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"The claim that Russian oils alone consist of naphthene hydrocarbons is not
warranted as America has great quantities of petroleum of the same general ..."
3. Lubricating Oils, Fats and Greases: Their Origin, Preparation, Properties by George Henry Hurst (1902)
"An inspection of the two formulae for the olefin and the naphthene will show how
it is that the olefin can form compounds by addition, while the naphthene ..."
4. Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds; Or, Organic Chemistry by Victor von Richter (1885)
"... naphthene is only known in its carboxyl derivatives. ... -naphthene.
This ring-formation ensues, analogous to that of the tri- and tetra-methylene ..."
5. The Handbook of Industrial Oil Engineering: A Reference Book of Data by John Rome Battle (1920)
"(b) California Olefin, naphthene and paraffin hydrocarbons. ... They can be
removed from the aromatic, paraffin and naphthene compounds by treating with ..."
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