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Definition of Pissasphalt

Pissasphalt
Pissasphalt Pis"sas*phalt, n. [L. pissasphaltus, Gr. ?; ? pitch + ? asphalt: cf. F. pissasphalte.] (Min.) Earth pitch; a soft, black bitumen of the consistence of tar, and of a strong smell. It is inflammable, and intermediate between petroleum and asphalt. [Written also pisasphaltum, pisasphalt, etc.]

Meaning of Pissasphalt from wikipedia

- Until the 20th century, the Latinate term asphaltum was also used. ****asphalt (from Gr**** ****asphaltus "pitch" and "asphalt") names "A semi-liquid...