NAPHTHENE-BASE


Meaning of NAPHTHENE-BASE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

: containing relatively large amounts of various cyclic hydrocarbons (as naphthenes) — used especially of crude petroleum; compare asphalt-base , paraffin-base

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.