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Definition of Naphthenes
1. naphthene [n] - See also: naphthene
Lexicographical Neighbors of Naphthenes
Literary usage of Naphthenes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Coal-tar and Ammonia by Georg Lunge (1916)
"naphthenes The naphthenes, therefore, represent the highest degree of hydration
... The naphthenes are colourless liquids, smelling slightly like petroleum, ..."
2. Petroleum: A Treatise on the Geographical Distribution and Geological by Boverton Redwood (1896)
"The naphthenes closely resemble the paraffins. Lachowicz ascertained tlieir
presence in Galician oil, which he states is about intermediate between the oils ..."
3. A Textbook of Organic Chemistry by Joseph Scudder Chamberlain (1921)
"The hydrocarbons to be studied now are of two groups known as naphthenes and terpenes
... naphthenes The petroleum oil which is found in the Caucasus in the ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The first are those that are rich in naphthenes, low in paraffin (from 0 to \l/i
per cent), containing little naphtha as well as very little kerosene but ..."
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