noun
- any of a group of saturated cyclic hydrocarbons found in petroleum
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- Naphthenes are important components of crude oil.
- The refinery processes naphthenes to produce various petroleum products.
- Cyclohexane is a common example of a naphthene.
- Naphthenes have ring structures with only single bonds between carbon atoms.
- The gasoline fraction contains both paraffins and naphthenes.
- Chemical analysis revealed high naphthene content in the oil sample.