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asphaltum

asphaltum is the archaic form 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 asphaltum

pluralasphaltums

Questions about asphaltum

What is asphaltum the archaic form of?
Asphaltum is the archaic form of asphalt.

Words near asphaltum in the dictionary

  1. asphaltites
  2. asphaltitic
  3. asphaltization
  4. asphaltlike
  5. asphalts
  6. asphaltum
  7. asphaltums
  8. asphaltus
  9. asphere
  10. aspheres
  11. aspheric

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