asphaltene

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(as fôl′tēn or, esp. Brit., -fal′-)


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as•phal•tene  (as fôl′tēn or, esp. Brit., -fal′-),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistryany of the constituents of a bitumen, as asphalt, that are insoluble in pentane, hexane, or naphthalene. Cf. petrolene.
  • asphalt + -ene 1830–40

'asphaltene' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
petrolene

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