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maltha
[ mal-thuh ]
noun
- a liquid bitumen used in ancient times as a mortar or waterproofing agent.
- any of various natural mixtures of bituminous hydrocarbons.
- a viscous mineral liquid or semiliquid bitumen; a mineral tar.
maltha
/ ˈmælθə /
noun
- another name for mineral tar
- any of various naturally occurring mixtures of hydrocarbons, such as ozocerite
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maltha1
1375–1425; late Middle English malthe < Latin < Greek máltha, málthē mixed wax and pitch
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maltha1
C15: via Latin from Greek: a mixture of wax and pitch
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Example Sentences
The flow of gas was so heavy that it clogged his drills with maltha and sand, and from then to now the gas has been escaping.
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Heineccius and others relate that maltha also was employed for seals.
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This Order is the same as that of Maltha, and is only separated from it since Luther.
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