† naphthalizev.

Forms: 1800s naphthalise, 1800s naphthalize.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: naphthalene n., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < naphthal- (in naphthalene n.) + -ize suffix. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (næ·fþăləiz) /ˈnæfθəlaɪz/.

Obsolete.

transitive. To mingle, saturate, or impregnate with naphtha, esp. as an additive to coal gas to improve its efficiency as a source of light.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [verb (transitive)] > supply with liquid fuel > saturate or mingle with

naphthalize1842

kerosene1883

1842 Mechanics' Mag. 36 392 Naphthalizing Coal Gas.

1862 Sci. Amer. 22 Mar. 181/2 Various attempts have been made to naphthalize gas for public illumination, but hitherto they have all failed of practical success.

1890 Science 12 Dec. 327/1 These [railway-wagons] were made from logs taken direct from the timber-pond and naphthalized.

Derivatives

naphthalized adj.

ΚΠ

1844 Illustr. London News 30 Nov. 346/1 The advantages of naphthalised gas.

1851 Abstr. Papers Royal Soc. 1843–50 5 852 The successful application of naphthalized gas, and of an oil-lamp, to photographic registration.

1869 Sci. Amer. 4 Dec. 359/2 I have had tuns of naphthalized oils distilled.

naphthalizing n.

ΚΠ

c1865 H. Letheby in J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 107/2 The other constituents of coal-naphtha..are not so fit for the purpose of naphthalising.

1869 Manufacturer & Builder July 213/1 Gas engineers earnestly sought a means of improving the poorer qualities of illuminating gas. The plan which succeeded most perfectly was the well-known process of ‘naphthalizing’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	naphthalize
释义	† naphthalizev. Forms: 1800s naphthalise, 1800s naphthalize. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: naphthalene n., -ize suffix. Etymology: < naphthal- (in naphthalene n.) + -ize suffix. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (næ·fþăləiz) /ˈnæfθəlaɪz/. Obsolete. transitive. To mingle, saturate, or impregnate with naphtha, esp. as an additive to coal gas to improve its efficiency as a source of light. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [verb (transitive)] > supply with liquid fuel > saturate or mingle with naphthalize1842 kerosene1883 1842 Mechanics' Mag. 36 392 Naphthalizing Coal Gas. 1862 Sci. Amer. 22 Mar. 181/2 Various attempts have been made to naphthalize gas for public illumination, but hitherto they have all failed of practical success. 1890 Science 12 Dec. 327/1 These [railway-wagons] were made from logs taken direct from the timber-pond and naphthalized. Derivatives naphthalized adj. ΚΠ 1844 Illustr. London News 30 Nov. 346/1 The advantages of naphthalised gas. 1851 Abstr. Papers Royal Soc. 1843–50 5 852 The successful application of naphthalized gas, and of an oil-lamp, to photographic registration. 1869 Sci. Amer. 4 Dec. 359/2 I have had tuns of naphthalized oils distilled. naphthalizing n. ΚΠ c1865 H. Letheby in J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 107/2 The other constituents of coal-naphtha..are not so fit for the purpose of naphthalising. 1869 Manufacturer & Builder July 213/1 Gas engineers earnestly sought a means of improving the poorer qualities of illuminating gas. The plan which succeeded most perfectly was the well-known process of ‘naphthalizing’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < v.1842
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