PIS'OPHALT, noun Pea-mineral or mineral-pea; a soft bitumen, black and of a strong pungent smell. It appears to be petrol passing to asphalt. It holds a middle place between petrol, which is liquid, and asphalt, which is dry and brittle.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.