PETROLENE


Meaning of PETROLENE in English

/pe"treuh leen'/ , n.

any of the constituents of a bitumen, as asphalt, that are soluble in pentane, hexane, or naphthalene. Also called malthene . Cf. asphaltene .

[ 1830-40; PETROL(EUM) + -ENE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .