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asphaltus

asphaltus 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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Questions about asphaltus

What is asphaltus the archaic form of?
Asphaltus is the archaic form of asphalt.

Words near asphaltus in the dictionary

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

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