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pissasphalt, n. [L. pissasphaltus, Gr. ; pitch + asphalt: cf. F. pissasphalte.].

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. [1913 Webster]

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