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asphaltane

asphaltane noun: polyaromatic compounds left from distillation of crude oil that are insoluble in pentane.

Noun

asphaltane (plural asphaltanes)

  1. polyaromatic compounds left from distillation of crude oil that are insoluble in pentane.

Forms of asphaltane

pluralasphaltanes

Questions about asphaltane

What does asphaltane mean?
Asphaltane means polyaromatic compounds left from distillation of crude oil that are insoluble in pentane.
What part of speech is asphaltane?
Asphaltane is a noun.
What is the plural of asphaltane?
The plural of asphaltane is asphaltanes.

Words near asphaltane in the dictionary

  1. asphalt jungles
  2. asphalt paper
  3. asphalt road
  4. asphalt shingle
  5. asphalt shingles
  6. asphaltane
  7. asphaltanes
  8. asphalte
  9. asphalted
  10. asphaltene
  11. asphaltenes

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