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asphaltenes

asphaltenes is the plural of asphaltene.

Meaning of asphaltene

Noun

asphaltene (plural asphaltenes)

  1. 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
    • In the deasphalter the more polar asphaltenes form a second liquid phase which effectively agglomerates the solids in the oil feed.1979, Perry Nowacki, Coal liquefaction processes - Volume 131, page 157

Questions about asphaltenes

What is asphaltenes the plural of?
Asphaltenes is the plural of asphaltene.

Words near asphaltenes in the dictionary

  1. asphaltane
  2. asphaltanes
  3. asphalte
  4. asphalted
  5. asphaltene
  6. asphaltenes
  7. asphaltenic
  8. asphalter
  9. asphalters
  10. asphaltes
  11. asphaltic

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