asphaltic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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In the business, this mix of liquid asphalt cement, sand and small stone chips is called asphaltic concrete.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2023
In samples of snow collected in a remote section of Yellowstone National Park�where man-made pollutants are not likely to be at fault�Went has found "little globs of asphaltic tar matter."
From Time Magazine Archive
Such is, in fact, the case; and these older asphalts are represented by Grahamite, Albertite, etc., which I have designated as asphaltic coals.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 by Various
Albertite, an asphaltic hydrocarbon compound, a soft black material, obtained in Canada.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
The crossing was designed to carry 20-ton trucks and the covered spans have laminated wood floors with asphaltic wearing surface.
From Third Biennial Report of the Oregon State Highway Commission Covering the Period December 1st, 1916 to November 30th, 1918 by Benson, S.
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