naphtha
/naf-thuh, nap-/US // ˈnæf θə, ˈnæp- //UK // (ˈnæfθə, ˈnæp-) //
石脑油,石油,石蜡,石油
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n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a colorless, volatile petroleum distillate, usually an intermediate product between gasoline and benzine, used as a solvent, fuel, etc.Compare mineral spirits.
- : any of various similar liquids distilled from other products.
- : petroleum.
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Examples
It was a terrifying bombardment of rocks, palm trunks and flaming naphtha.
It furnishes naphtha, and the stone called Gangitis,534 which drives away reptiles.
He's perfectly grand, and I'm going to see if he won't give me a naphtha launch.
The naphtha will evaporate and leave a thin coating of firmly-adhering gutta percha behind.
Aaron, carrying the naphtha lantern, led the way across the strip of new-plowed soil.
On breaking these masses, and laying open the fissures, the substance assumed the form of naphtha.
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