English Dictionary

naphtha

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈnæfθə/

名詞

可算名詞 古風 不可算名詞

(dated) Naturally occurring liquid petroleum. / 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.

日本語の意味

天然に存在する液体状の石油（古い意味合い） / 石油または石炭タールから蒸留される、アルカリ性または芳香族の液体炭化水素混合物（溶剤やガソリンとして使用される）

Explorers in the 18th century discovered naphtha seeping from the hillside and used it for lighting.

18世紀の探検家たちは丘から染み出す天然の液状石油を発見し、照明に使った。

意味（1）

(dated) Naturally occurring liquid petroleum.

意味（2）

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.

The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.

naphthas （ plural ）