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- noun Plural form of
naphthene .
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"naphthenes" being occasionally met with; while a certain proportion of unsaturated hydrocarbons is also present in most petroleum spirits.
Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use W. J. Atkinson Butterfield
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Hydrotreatment of a kerosene fraction can convert aromatics into naphthenes, which are cleaner-burning compounds.
Cracking 2008
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Single-ring naphthenes (monocycloparaffins) with five and six carbon atoms predominate, with two-ring naphthenes (dicycloparaffins) found in the heavier ends of naphtha.
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These compounds are more reactive than paraffins or naphthenes and readily combine with other elements such as hydrogen, chlorine, and bromine.
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