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Definition of naphtha noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

naphtha

noun

NAmE//ˈnæfθə//

, NAmE//ˈnæpθə//

[uncountable]

a type of oil that starts burning very easily, used as fuel or in making chemicals

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