Category:Pissasphalt

Pis"sas*phalt, n. Etym: [l. pissasphaltus, gr. pissasphalte.] (min.)

Defn: earth pitch; a soft, black bitumen of the consistence of tar, And of a strong smell. It is inflammable, and intermediate between Petroleum and asphalt. [written also pisasphaltum, pisasphalt, etc.]