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asphaltene

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as⋅phal⋅tene

[as-fawl-teen or, especially Brit., -fal-]
–noun Chemistry.
any of the constituents of a bitumen, as asphalt, that are insoluble in pentane, hexane, or naphthalene.
Compare petrolene.


Origin:
1830–40; asphalt + -ene
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