Google Share on Facebook naphthenic Encyclopedia Wikipedia naph·thene (năf′thēn′, năp′-) n. Any of several cycloalkane hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2nand found in various petroleums. [naphth(a)+-ene.] naph·then′ic(-thĕn′ĭk)adj. ...
untreated wastewater, the effects of temperature, dissolved oxygen concentration, and phosphate addition on the rate of ~(14)CO_2 release from two representative naphthenic acid substrates, (linear) U-14C-palmitic acid (PA) and (bicyclic) decahydro-2-naphthoic acid-8-~(14)C (DHNA), were ...