asphaltene
English
noun
Definitions
- (organic chemistry) Any of the dark organic constituents of crude oils and bitumen that are soluble in aromatic solvents but not in aliphatic ones; they are polycyclic aromatic compounds (composed of fused benzene rings) with aliphatic side chains
Etymology
Suffix from English asphalt.
Origin
English
asphalt
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- asphalt English
- asphaltenic English
- asphalter English
- asphaltic English
- asphaltite English
- asphaltlike English
- deasphalt English
- preasphaltene English
- asphaltum Latin
- アスファルト Japanese
- asfalt Irish
- asphaltum LL