MALTHA

maltha, mineral tar

(noun) a thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphalt

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

maltha (countable and uncountable, plural malthas)

A thick mineral pitch.

Mineral tar.

(historical) Any similar preparation used by the ancients as a cement, stucco, or mortar.

Anagrams

• Altham, Latham

Source: Wiktionary


Mal"tha, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

1. A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor.

2. Mortar. [Obs.] Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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