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Record 1 2005-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
DEF

Class of compounds occurring naturally in crude oils and comprising principally cycloparaffins, sometimes condensed with aromatic compounds. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

naphthenes: term rarely used in the singular (naphthene); standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
DEF

Type de produits, naturellement présents dans les pétroles bruts et composés principalement de cycloparaffines, quelquefois condensés avec des cycles aromatiques. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

naphtènes : terme rarement utilisé au singulier (naphtène); normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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