/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 ]
/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 . 2012