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as⋅phal⋅tite

  [as-fawl-tahyt, as-fawl-tahyt or, especially Brit., as-fal-, as-fal-]
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–noun
a natural, solid hydrocarbon having a melting point higher than that of asphalt.
Origin:
1815–25; < Gk asphalttēs. See asphalt, -ite 1
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as·phal·tite   (ās'fôl-tīt')   
n.  A solid, dark-colored complex of hydrocarbons found in natural veins and deposits.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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