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[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 65 points 2 days ago (13 children)

Naphtha and benzene are actually different chemicals, though...

Yea yea I know they're all hydrocarbons but it's still funny.

[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 20 points 2 days ago (5 children)

In my country nafta is crude oil, and benzinas is gasoline, which afaik neither is actually "correct"

[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago

Huh. That’s how it kind of is in Arabic.

I never put it together that what we call “Naft/Nuft” (نَفط) is related to Naphtha. Fuel is “Benzeen” (بنزين).

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