asphaltum

[ as-fawl-tuhmor, especially British, -fal- ]

noun

1. asphalt.

Word History and Origins

Origin of asphaltum¹

< New Latin < Greek ásphalton asphalt

Example Sentences

According to others, asphaltum consists almost entirely of asphaltene.

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I found, in examining the mineralogy of the coast, masses of detached limestone, containing fissures filled with asphaltum.

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Asphalt, or Asphaltum, the most common variety of bitumen; also called mineral pitch.

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Asphaltum, for instance, besides that it is a changeable and never thoroughly drying pigment, is too transparent for depth.

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A good blacking for boilers and smokestacks is asphaltum dissolved in turpentine.

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