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Maltha — may refer to: Maltha, California San Fu Maltha This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the inte … Wikipedia
Maltha — Mal tha (m[a^]l th[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr. ma lqa.] 1. A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor. [1913 Webster] 2. Mortar. [Obs.] Holland. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Maltha — Maltha, 1) so v.w. Malta; 2) (M. tenax), Min.), so v.w. Bergtheer, s. Erdöl b) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Maltha — Maltha, flüssiger Asphalt, im südlichen Kalifornien aus der Erde petroleumquellenartig austretend. Die Quellen liegen zumeist unter Asphaltgestein und das Produkt steht mit Petroleum in keiner Verbindung. Andés … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
maltha — [mal′thə] n. [L < Gr, mixture of wax and pitch < IE * meldh , become soft < base * mel , to grind > MILL1] 1. any of several black, semisolid bitumens between petroleum and asphalt in consistency 2. any of several natural, viscous… … English World dictionary
maltha — /mal theuh/, n. 1. a liquid bitumen used in ancient times as a mortar or waterproofing agent. 2. any of various natural mixtures of bituminous hydrocarbons. 3. a viscous mineral liquid or semiliquid bitumen; a mineral tar. [1375 1425; late ME… … Universalium
Maltha, California — Maltha Unincorporated community … Wikipedia
maltha — see mesogloea … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
maltha — noun a) thick mineral pitch b) mineral tar … Wiktionary
maltha — n. black viscous tar; thick black sticky natural bitumen … English contemporary dictionary
