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naphthene
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naphthene [′naf‚thēn]
(organic chemistry)
Any of the cycloparaffin derivatives of cyclopentane (C5H10) or cyclohexane (C6H12) found in crude petroleum.


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Highly refined naphthenic oils comply with the set health and safety criteria and are, considering their chemistry, one of the best alternatives when it comes to compatibility with the common polymers.
I have inspected some UTTOs that contained nothing more than naphthenic base oils with a minimal antiwear hydraulic additive," says Champion Brand's Noland.
A Swedish-based company whose core activities are naphthenic specialty oils and bitumen, Nynas has around 800 employees and subsidiaries in 25 countries.
 
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