n. [ L. naphtha, Gr.
☞ This term was applied by the earlier chemical writers to a number of volatile, strong smelling, inflammable liquids, chiefly belonging to the ethers, as the sulphate, nitrate, or acetate of ethyl. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]
Naphtha vitrioli [ NL., naphtha of vitriol ] (Old Chem.),
n. (Chem.) A salt of naphthalic acid; a phthalate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon,
Naphthalene red (Chem.),
Naphthalene yellow (Chem.),
a. (Chem.) Pertaining to , or derived from, naphthalene; -- used specifically to designate a yellow crystalline substance, called naphthalenic acid and also hydroxy quinone, and obtained from certain derivatives of naphthol. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Chem.)
n. [ Naphthalene + toluidine. ] (Chem.) Same as Naphthylamine. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. (Chem.) To mingle, saturate, or impregnate, with naphtha. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Naphthalene + alizarin. ] (Chem.) A dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from naphthoquinone as a red crystalline substance with a bright green, metallic luster; -- called also