what is naptha
Naphtha (/ËnaefÎ¸É/ ËnÃ¦fÎ¸É /or/) ËnaepÎ¸É ËnÃ¦pÎ¸É is a general term that has been used for over two thousand years to refer to flammable liquid. Hydrocarbon mixtures mixtures labelled naphtha have been produced from natural, gas condensates, petroleum distillates and the distillation of coal tar. and peat 2nd century BCE Koine Greek religious text uses the word naphtha to refer to a miraculously flammable liquid. The subjects called the liquid nephthar, meaning purification, but note that most people call it naphtha (or Nephi).