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petrolene
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pet⋅ro⋅lene
/
ˈpɛ
trəˌlin
/
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-tr
uh
-leen
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–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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