artificial asphalt
1artificial asphalt — noun : the solid residuum from the refining of certain kinds of petroleum …
2Asphalt — As phalt, Asphaltum As*phal tum, n. [Gr. ?, of eastern origin: cf. F. asphalte.] 1. Mineral pitch, Jews pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when… …
3Asphalt rock — Asphalt As phalt, Asphaltum As*phal tum, n. [Gr. ?, of eastern origin: cf. F. asphalte.] 1. Mineral pitch, Jews pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and… …
4Asphalt stone — Asphalt As phalt, Asphaltum As*phal tum, n. [Gr. ?, of eastern origin: cf. F. asphalte.] 1. Mineral pitch, Jews pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and… …
5asphalt — /ˈæʃfɛlt / (say ashfelt), /ˈæsfɛlt / (say asfelt) noun 1. any of various dark coloured, solid bituminous substances, composed mostly of mixtures of hydrocarbons, occurring native in various parts of the earth. 2. a similar artificial substance,… …
6petroleum asphalt — noun : artificial asphalt …
7Asphaltum — Asphalt As phalt, Asphaltum As*phal tum, n. [Gr. ?, of eastern origin: cf. F. asphalte.] 1. Mineral pitch, Jews pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and… …
8mineral rubber — noun 1. : any of various rubbery substances of mineral origin (as asphalt) 2. : an artificial asphalt obtained usually by blowing petroleum residues with air and used in compounding rubber and in insulation compare blown oil 2 …
9Petroleum industry — The distribution of oil and gas reserves among the world s 50 largest oil companies. The reserves of the privately owned companies are grouped together. The oil produced by the supermajor companies accounts for less than 15% of the total world… …
10Ignacy Łukasiewicz — Jan Józef Ignacy Łukasiewicz (1822 1882) was a Polish pharmacist of Armenian descent who devised the first method of distilling kerosene from seep oil. He was the founder of the Polish oil industry and one of the pioneers of oil industry in the… …
