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malthene

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mal⋅thene

  [mal-theen]
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–noun Chemistry.
petrolene.
Origin:
malth(a) + -ene

pet⋅ro⋅lene

  [pe-truh-leen]
–noun
any of the constituents of a bitumen, as asphalt, that are soluble in pentane, hexane, or naphthalene.
Also called malthene.
Compare asphaltene.

Origin:
1830–40; petrol(eum) + -ene
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