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Webster 1913 Edition

Pissasphalt

Pis′sas-phalt

,
Noun.
[L.
pissasphaltus
, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] pitch + [GREEK] asphalt: cf. F.
pissasphalte
.]
(Min.)
Earth pitch; a soft, black bitumen of the consistency of tar, and of a strong smell. It is inflammable, and intermediate between petroleum and asphalt.
[Written also
pisasphaltum
,
pisasphalt
, etc.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Pissasphalt

PIS'SASPHALT

,
Noun.
[Gr. pitch, and asphalt.] Earth-pitch; pitch mixed with bitumen, natural or artificial; a fluid opake mineral substance, thick and inflammable,but leaving a residuum after burning.

Definition 2024

pissasphalt

pissasphalt

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Noun

pissasphalt ‎(uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A soft, black, tarry bitumen, intermediate between petroleum and asphalt.

Etymology

Latin pissasphaltus, Ancient Greek pitch + asphalt: compare French pissasphalte.

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