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