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petrolene
[ pe-truh-leen ]
noun
- 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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