ナフテンMeanings1nounnaphtheneA saturated cyclic hydrocarbon; technical term used in organic chemistry and petroleum refining.ナフテンは原げん油ゆに含ふくまれる環かん状じょう炭たん化か水すい素その一いっ種しゅです。Naphthenes are a type of cyclic hydrocarbon found in crude oil.