asphaltene
[ as-fawl-teen or, especially British, -fal- ]
nounChemistry.
any of the constituents of a bitumen, as asphalt, that are insoluble in pentane, hexane, or naphthalene.
Origin of asphaltene
1- Compare petrolene.
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How to use asphaltene in a sentence
According to others, asphaltum consists almost entirely of asphaltene.
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