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asbolin

asbolin noun: an acrid oil obtained from wood soot.

Noun

asbolin (uncountable)

  1. An acrid oil obtained from wood soot.
    • The Principal Elements in the composition of the soot which lodges upon boiler shells and tubes, are carbon, ulmin, asbolin, creosote , and capnomor.1913 June, Edward J. Clarke, “Steam Boiler Explosions”, in The National Engineer, volume 17, page 338

Origin of asbolin

From Ancient Greek ἄσβολος (ásbolos, “soot”) + -in.

Questions about asbolin

What does asbolin mean?
Asbolin means an acrid oil obtained from wood soot.
What part of speech is asbolin?
Asbolin is a noun.

Words near asbolin in the dictionary

  1. asbo
  2. Asboe-Hansen sign
  3. ASBOed
  4. ASBOing
  5. asbolane
  6. asbolin
  7. asbolite
  8. asbos
  9. ASBs
  10. asbuilt
  11. asbuilts

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