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[ as-fawl-tuhm or, especially British, -fal- ] / æsˈfɔl təm or, especially British, -ˈfæl- /
Origin of asphaltum<New Latin <Greek ásphaltonasphalt Words nearby asphaltumasphaltene, asphaltite, asphalt jungle, asphalt paper, asphalt rock, asphaltum, aspherical, aspherical surface, asphodel, asphyxia, asphyxia livida Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for asphaltumThe exposed part of the trough was filled with an indiscriminate mixture of sand and asphaltum. The Forbidden Trail|Honor Willsie Asphaltum appears to be a very general product of the Island and of the water along its shores. Industrial Cuba|Robert P. Porter Asphaltum would reward study; it was universally used by the Venetians, and seems never to have cracked with them. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton|Mrs. Russell Barrington Some were receptacles for asphaltum, while others, which are quite empty, were employed probably for domestic purposes. Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans|William H. Holmes
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