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asphalte

asphalte is the obsolete spelling of asphalt.

Meaning of asphalt

Noun

asphalt (countable and uncountable, plural asphalts)

  1. A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.
    • The mining of asphalt was big business in this area in the early twentieth century.
    Synonyms:
    bitumen

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Forms of asphalte

pluralasphaltes

Questions about asphalte

What is asphalte the obsolete spelling of?
Asphalte is the obsolete spelling of asphalt.

Words near asphalte in the dictionary

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

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