ligroin

English - Turkish

Definition of ligroin in English Turkish dictionary

ligroin

English - English

Definition of ligroin in English English dictionary

a petroleum fraction boiling 75°-125°C used as a solvent and fuel

and is more inflammable than safe kerosene

A trade name applied somewhat indefinitely to some of the volatile products obtained in refining crude petroleum

It is used as a solvent, as a carburetant for air gas, and for illumination in special lamps

It is a complex and variable mixture of several hydrocarbons, generally boils below 170° Fahr

Turkish - English

Definition of ligroin in Turkish English dictionary

ligroin

Hyphenation

lig·ro·in

Etymology

() Uncertain, but possible from Greek λιγυρός (lighirós) clear