A semi-liquid bituminous substance (esp. as referred to by some early writers). Cf. mummy, n.1 2a.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > hydrocarbon minerals > [noun] > bitumen > semi-liquid (3) pissasphalt1543 A semi-liquid bituminous substance (esp. as referred to by some early writers). Cf. mummy, n.1 2a. maltha1601 Originally: a viscid form of bitumen. Later: any of various softish, viscid forms of natural asphalt (also called mineral tar). stone-oil1838 a name for a kind of bitumen (see quot. 1838), or for petroleum or rock-oil; also applied to a mixture of petrosilex and water used as a glaze for… |
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