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Noun

asphaltene ‎(plural asphaltenes)

1. (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

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• asphaltenic
• preasphaltene