maltha

[ mal-thuh ]

/ ˈmæl θə /

noun

a liquid bitumen used in ancient times as a mortar or waterproofing agent.

any of various natural mixtures of bituminous hydrocarbons.

a viscous mineral liquid or semiliquid bitumen; a mineral tar.

Origin of maltha

1375–1425; late Middle English malthe<Latin <Greek máltha, málthē mixed wax and pitch

Words nearby maltha

Maltese, Maltese cat, Maltese cross, Maltese dog, malt extract, maltha, malthene, Malthus, Malthusian, Malthusianism, Malthusian parameter

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Example sentences from the Web for maltha

Heineccius and others relate that maltha also was employed for seals.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)|Johann Beckman
The flow of gas was so heavy that it clogged his drills with maltha and sand, and from then to now the gas has been escaping.
The New North|Agnes Deans Cameron
This Order is the same as that of Maltha, and is only separated from it since Luther.
The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III|Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz

British Dictionary definitions for maltha

maltha

/ (ˈmælθə) /

noun

another name for mineral tar

any of various naturally occurring mixtures of hydrocarbons, such as ozocerite

Word Origin for maltha

C15: via Latin from Greek: a mixture of wax and pitch

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单词	maltha
释义	maltha [ mal-thuh ] / ˈmæl θə / noun a liquid bitumen used in ancient times as a mortar or waterproofing agent. any of various natural mixtures of bituminous hydrocarbons. a viscous mineral liquid or semiliquid bitumen; a mineral tar. Origin of maltha 1375–1425; late Middle English malthe<Latin <Greek máltha, málthē mixed wax and pitch Words nearby maltha Maltese, Maltese cat, Maltese cross, Maltese dog, malt extract, maltha, malthene, Malthus, Malthusian, Malthusianism, Malthusian parameter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maltha Heineccius and others relate that maltha also was employed for seals. A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)\|Johann Beckman The flow of gas was so heavy that it clogged his drills with maltha and sand, and from then to now the gas has been escaping. The New North\|Agnes Deans Cameron This Order is the same as that of Maltha, and is only separated from it since Luther. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III\|Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz British Dictionary definitions for maltha maltha / (ˈmælθə) / noun another name for mineral tar any of various naturally occurring mixtures of hydrocarbons, such as ozocerite Word Origin for maltha C15: via Latin from Greek: a mixture of wax and pitch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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