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Asphaltenic vs Asphaltene - What's the difference?

asphaltenic | asphaltene |

Asphaltenic is a related term of asphaltene.


As an adjective asphaltenic

is of or pertaining to asphaltenes.

As a noun asphaltene is

(organic chemistry) 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.

asphaltenic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to asphaltenes
  • asphaltene

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia asphaltene) (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) 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