Asphaltene

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounAny 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

Synonyms

asphaltane preasphaltene maltene aromatic arylhydrocarbon polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon anthanthrene aromatic compound benzonaphthothiophene acenaphthene acene aliphatic

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