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asphaltene Chem.|ˌæsfælˈtiːn|
[a. mod.F. asphaltène, f. asphalt + -ene.]
A black solid substance, burning like a resin, supposed to be the solid constituent of asphalt. It is an oxygenated hydro-carbon.
1837–68Dana Min. 751 A black, lustrous, asphalt-like solid, his asphaltene. 1872Watts Dict. Chem. I. 426 Asphaltene may be formed by the oxidation of petrolene. |