- naph|thene
- naph|thene «NAF theen, NAP-», noun.any one of a group of saturated ring hydrocarbons having the general formula CñH2ñç, occurring in certain petroleums; cycloparaffin.
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ac|e|naph|thene — «AS uh NAF theen, NAP » noun. a hydrocarbon obtained from coal tar, used in making dyes, insecticides, plastics, etc. Formula: C12H10 ╂[< ace(tic) + naphthene] … Useful english dictionary
naph — ace·naph·thene; ace·naph·the·nyl; ace·naph·thy·lene; ace·to·naph·thone; ep·a·naph·o·ra; me·naph·thone; naph·ta·lite; naph·tha; naph·tha·cene; naph·tha·late; naph·tha·lat·ed; naph·tha·lene; naph·tha·lene·acetic; naph·tha·lene·disulfonic;… … English syllables
thene — ace·naph·thene; car·vo·men·thene; dis·thene; flu·o·ran·thene; flu·o·ro·thene; men·thene; naph·thene; poly·thene; ru·thene; ter·e·ben·thene; thia·naph·thene; thio·naph·thene; xan·thene; … English syllables
naphthene — naph·thene … English syllables
naphthene — naph•thene [[t]ˈnæf θin, ˈnæp [/t]] n. chem. any of a group of hydrocarbon ring compounds of the general formula CnH2n, found in certain petroleums • Etymology: 1840–50; naphth(a)+ ene naph•the′nic ˈθi nɪk, ˈθɛn ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
ace — ace·di·ast; ace; ace·naph·thene; ace·naph·the·nyl; ace·naph·thy·lene; ace·pha·lia; ace·phal·ic; ace·quia; ace·ria; ace·tic; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; ace·ti·fi·er; ace·ti·fy; ace·to·ac·et·an·i·lide; ace·to·ac·e·tate; ace·to·ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic;… … English syllables
C8H6S — Thionaphthene Thi o*naph thene, n. [Thiophene + naphthalene.] (Chem.) A double benzene and thiophene nucleus, {C8H6S}, analogous to naphthalene, and like it the base of a large series of derivatives. [Written also {thionaphtene}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Naphthene — Naph thene, n. (Chem.) A peculiar hydrocarbon fraction occuring as an ingredient of some crude petroleums, mostly mixtures of derivatives of the five and six membered saturated cyclic alkanes, cyclopentane and cyclohexane, having the general… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Octonaphthene — Oc to*naph thene, n. [Octo + naphthene.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid hydrocarbon of the octylene series, occurring in Caucasian petroleum. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thionaphtene — Thionaphthene Thi o*naph thene, n. [Thiophene + naphthalene.] (Chem.) A double benzene and thiophene nucleus, {C8H6S}, analogous to naphthalene, and like it the base of a large series of derivatives. [Written also {thionaphtene}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
