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elaterite

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e⋅lat⋅er⋅ite

  [i-lat-uh-rahyt]
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–noun
an elastic, rubbery, brownish natural asphalt.
Origin:
1820–30; elater + -ite 1
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e·lat·er·ite   (ĭ-lāt'ə-rīt')   
n.  A brown-to-black, soft, elastic hydrocarbon resin.

[elater, elasticity (obsolete) + -ite1.]
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