asphaltenes

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A form of asphaltene — 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

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of asphaltene
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