maltha Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphalt
    mineral tar.

WordNet


Mal"tha noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. .
Definitions
  1. A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor.
  2. Mortar. Obs. Holland.

Webster 1913