asphaltenen.
/ˌasfalˈtiːn/ Chemistry.
A black solid substance, burning like a resin, supposed to be the solid constituent of asphalt. It is an oxygenated hydro-carbon.
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1837–68 J. D. Dana Min. 751 A black, lustrous, asphalt-like solid, his asphaltene.
1872 H. Watts Dict. Chem. I. 426 Asphaltene may be formed by the oxidation of petrolene.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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