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mal·tha

(măl′thə)

A black, viscous natural bitumen.

[Middle English malthe, from Latin maltha, from Greek, a mixture of wax and pitch; see mel- in Indo-European roots.]

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maltha

(ˈmælθə)

1. (Minerals) another name for mineral tar

2. (Elements & Compounds) any of various naturally occurring mixtures of hydrocarbons, such as ozocerite

[C15: via Latin from Greek: a mixture of wax and pitch]

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maltha - a thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphalt

mineral tar

mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

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(25.) Kiekens RM, van't Hof MA, Straatman H, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Maltha JC.

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(9.) Delatte M, Von den Hoff JW, Maltha JC, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM.

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23 Van Leeuwen EJ, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM, Von den Hoff JW, Wagener FA, Maltha JC.

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(11.) Maltha J, Gamboa D, Bendezu J, Sanchez L, Cnops L, Gillet P, et al.

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De Heer, N., Maltha, J.H.J., Van Garderen, E., 2015.

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(3.) Pereira UA, Barbosa LC, Maltha CR, Demuner AJ, Masood MA, Pimenta AL.

Evaluation of Antimicrobial Durability and Anti-Biofilm Effects in Urinary Catheters Against Enterococcus faecalis Clinical Isolates and Reference Strains

The experimental model of the TMJ of rats is well accepted and has been widely studied due to the similarity to the human TMJ (Ren, Maltha, & Kuijpers-Jagtman, 2004).

Histological and morphological evaluation of condylar cartilage of young rats in response to stimulation of mandibular protrusion/Avaliacao histologica e morfologica da cartilagem condilar de ratos frente a estimulos de protrusao mandibular

Wijdeveld, M.G.M.M., Maltha, J.C., Grupping, E.M., De Jonge, J.

Surgical Management of Secondary Cleft Palate in a Pug

Indeed, Alexander the Great had an interest in the efficacy of naptha, or petroleum, as a weapon; later, while attacking the city of Samosata, advancing Roman soldiers were repelled by maltha or flaming mud.

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