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wurtzilite

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wurtz⋅i⋅lite

  [wurt-suh-lahyt]
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–noun
a massive black bituminous substance, similar to asphalt but having a high degree of elasticity.
Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; named after Henry Wurtz (d. 1910), American mineralogist; see -i-, -lite
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