"naphthene" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: naphthenes [plural]
Etymology: From naphtha + -ene. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|naphtha|ene}} naphtha + -ene Head templates: {{en-noun}} naphthene (plural naphthenes)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any cycloalkane (or alkyl derivative). Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Translations (cycloalkane): naftè [masculine] (Catalan), nafteeni (Finnish), naftene [masculine] (Italian), نفتن (naften) (Persian)

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