asphaltene
noun
as·phal·tene
plural -s
: any of the components of a bitumen (such as asphalt) that are soluble in carbon disulfide but not in paraffin naphtha and that are held to constitute the solid dispersed particles of the bitumen and to consist chiefly of high-molecular-weight hydrocarbons compare carbene
Word History
Etymology
French asphaltène, from asphalte asphalt + -ène -ene
- in one's heart
- in one's infancy
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's old age
- in one's own (good) time
- in one's own good time
- in one's own right
- in one's own sweet time
- in one's own time
- in one's own world
- in one's pocket
- in one's prime
- in one's right mind
- in one's shirtsleeves
- in one's sleep
- in one's stocking feet
- in one's sweet time
- in one's time
- in one's tracks
- in one's underwear
- in one's view
- in one's way
- in one's younger days
- in opposition to
- in order