mal·tha (m l th )n. A black, viscous natural bitumen. [Middle English malthe, from Latin maltha, from Greek, a mixture of wax and pitch; see mel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
maltha [ˈmælθə]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) another name for mineral tar
2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any of various naturally occurring mixtures of hydrocarbons, such as ozocerite
[via Latin from Greek: a mixture of wax and pitch]
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| Noun | 1. | maltha - a thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphalt mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
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