Definitions For Asphaltene

Noun

ASPHALTENE (plural ASPHALTENEs) (organic chemistry) 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

Related terms

asphaltenic preasphaltene

Translations

Catalan: asfaltè, m Polish: asfalten, m Spanish: asfalteno, m

Etymology

asphalt + ene

Is Asphaltene a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global NO
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15
Words with Friends
17

The word Asphaltene is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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