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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPSONITE

impsonite  [ˈɪmpsəˌnaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPSONITE

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Impsonite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES IMPSONITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Impsonite

Impsonite is a black, carbonaceous substance, with a specific gravity of 1.10–1.25 and a carbon content of 50–85%. It is described as an asphaltic pyrobitumen. It is believed to be derived from a fluid bitumen which polymerized after filling a vein. The term was coined by George Homans Eldridge in 1901, referring to the asphaltic material in the Impson Valley. The asphaltic material in the Impson Valley was later reclassified as grahamite, based on solubility and chemical similarities with the type grahamite of West Virginia.

Definition of impsonite in the English dictionary

The definition of impsonite in the dictionary is a black, asphaltite mineral with a high carbon content of 50-85% and formed from the metamorphosis of petroleum.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPSONITE


aconite
ˈækəˌnaɪt
amblygonite
æmˈblɪɡəˌnaɪt
arfvedsonite
ˈɑːvedsəˌnaɪt
arsonite
ˈɑːsəˌnaɪt
austenite
ˈɔːstəˌnaɪt
basanite
ˈbæsəˌnaɪt
bentonite
ˈbɛntəˌnaɪt
dawsonite
ˈdɔːsəˌnaɪt
essonite
ˈɛsəˌnaɪt
Gilsonite
ˈɡɪlsəˌnaɪt
hessonite
ˈhɛsəˌnaɪt
kryptonite
ˈkrɪptəˌnaɪt
limonite
ˈlaɪməˌnaɪt
Masonite
ˈmeɪsəˌnaɪt
Mennonite
ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt
saxonite
ˈsæksəˌnaɪt
smithsonite
ˈsmɪθsəˌnaɪt
taconite
ˈtækəˌnaɪt
tanzanite
ˈtænzəˌnaɪt
wollastonite
ˈwʊləstəˌnaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPSONITE

improvisatrix
improvise
improvised explosive device
improviser
improvisor
improvvisatore
improvvisatrice
imprudence
imprudent
imprudently
impudence
impudency
impudent
impudently
impudentness
impudicity
impugn
impugnable
impugnation
impugner

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPSONITE

amazonite
ammonite
antimonite
aragonite
cummingtonite
dithionite
ebonite
erionite
glauconite
infinite
Maronite
melaconite
mizzonite
montmorillonite
monzonite
mylonite
rhodonite
saponite
tonite
winter aconite
xylonite

Synonyms and antonyms of impsonite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «impsonite» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

impsonite
1,325 millions of speakers

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impsonite
570 millions of speakers

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impsonite
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Translator English - Hindi

impsonite
380 millions of speakers
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impsonite
280 millions of speakers

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impsonite
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impsonite
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impsonite
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impsonite
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Impsonite
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impsonite
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Translator English - Japanese

impsonite
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Translator English - Korean

impsonite
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Translator English - Javanese

Impsonite
85 millions of speakers
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impsonite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

impsonite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इंपसनायट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İmpsonit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impsonite
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Translator English - Polish

impsonite
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Translator English - Ukrainian

impsonite
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

impsonite
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

impsonite
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

impsonite
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

impsonite
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

impsonite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of impsonite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPSONITE»

The term «impsonite» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.837 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPSONITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about impsonite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPSONITE»

Discover the use of impsonite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to impsonite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum, Fourth Edition
... isomerization, 676 Hyvahl F process hydrocracking, 614-615 I IFF hydrocracking process, 615-616 Ignitablc liquid, 853 Immunoassay methods, 873 -874 petroleum and petroleum products, 87 1 Impsonite asphaltoids, 19 Incompatibility, 350, ...
James G. Speight, 2006
2
Encyclopaedia of Petroleum Science and Engineering
Both impsonite and anthraxobite devolahlized at lower temperatures than coals of corresponding rank. Impsonite, like most bitumens, contains more vanadium and nickle than the coals. The conversion of asphalt to asphaltites that occurs in ...
S. L. Sah, 2010
3
Geochemical Biomarkers
On the other hand, the Oklahoma grahamite and impsonite distributions in Figure 2 are significantly different, despite the fact that they have been shown to 7 fi be commonly sourced. i Consequently, differences in their hiomarker distributions ...
Teh Fu Yen, J. Michael Moldowan, 1988
4
B081: Radioactive mineral occurrences in Nevada
Geology: An asphaltic pyrobitumen (probably impsonite or grahamite) has been reported from several localities between Trout Creek and Willow Creek, near the Eureka County line. The occurrences are reportedly associated with a ...
Larry J. Garside
5
Bitumens in ore deposits
The reflectance is moderate to comparatively high (ca. 0.7 to 2.0% for epi- impsonite and 2.0 to 3.5% for meso-impsonite); like most boundaries in the classification of migrabitumens, those between epi- and meso-impsonite and between meso- ...
John Parnell, Henryk Kucha, P. Landais, 1993
6
Asphaltenes and Asphalts, 2
(2) Epigenetic reservoir bitumen — grahamite, pyrobitumen, anthraxolite, and mezometa impsonite. (3) Surficial degradation bitumen — glance pitch, grahamite, heavy oil, albertite, and bitumen clastics. (4) Magnetic thermal alteration bitumen ...
T.F. Yen, G.V. Chilingarian, 2000
7
Oklahoma Geology Notes
SUNESON, Oklahoma Geological Survey, Norman, OK 73019 Two grahamite and three impsonite localities are within an 82-km-long segment of the Ouachita Mountains of southeastern Oklahoma. Grab samples were collected to study the  ...
‎1994
8
Bulletin
... as rock asphalt; in other words, as rock impregnated with asphalt. In several cases, however, the material is found in an almost pure semi-viscous state. In other cases it is a hard, brittle substance known as grahamite or impsonite, having the ...
‎1910
9
Dictionary of Petroleum Exploration, Drilling & Production, ...
Most native bitumens such as albertite, elasterite, impsonite, and wurtzi- lite are pyrobitumens. The presence of pyrobitumen indicates overmaturation. When crude oil is naturally catalyzed by high temperature into natural gas, pyrobitumen is ...
Norman Hyne Ph.D., 2014
10
Doklady of the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R.: Earth ...
... related to the main line of bituminiza- tion in the petroleum series. The first find of carbonaceous substances including graphite, anthraxolite, kerites (impsonite and albertite) and asphaltic (asphaltite, asphalt, maltha) and petroliferous matter  ...
‎1967

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