Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asphaltene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: as-phal-tene
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"In the deasphalter the more polar asphaltenes form a second liquid phase which effectively agglomerates the solids in the oil feed."

Etymology

From asphalt + -ene (“benzene”).

Inflected Forms

asphaltenes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

asphaltenic preasphaltene

Questions

What does asphaltene mean?: 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
Where does asphaltene come from?: From asphalt + -ene (“benzene”).

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