Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maltene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mal-tene
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The oily, resinous component of asphalt that remains when the asphaltenes are removed.

Etymology

From malto- + -ene.

Inflected Forms

maltenes (plural)

Questions

What does maltene mean?: The oily, resinous component of asphalt that remains when the asphaltenes are removed.
Where does maltene come from?: From malto- + -ene.

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