asphaltene

Noun

 * 1)  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

Related terms

 * asphaltenic
 * preasphaltene

Translations

 * Catalan: asfaltè
 * Polish: asfalten
 * Spanish: asfalteno