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mal·tha (mal′t̸hə)

noun

  1. any of several black, semisolid bitumens between petroleum and asphalt in consistency
  2. any of several natural, viscous hydrocarbon mixtures, as ozocerite

Etymology: L < Gr, mixture of wax and pitch < IE *meldh-, become soft < base *mel-, to grind > mill

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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