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petrolene

[ pe-truh-leen ]

noun

  1. any of the constituents of a bitumen, as asphalt, that are soluble in pentane, hexane, or naphthalene.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of petrolene1

First recorded in 1830–40; petrol(eum) + -ene

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