Definition of bitumen Bitumen
/bɪˌtuˈmʌn/ - [bitumun] - bi•tu•men
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What does bitumen mean?
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| bitumen - any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons | ||
| hydrocarbon an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen | ||
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- bitumen (Noun)
Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame; Jew's Jew’s pitch . It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, et cetera. - bitumen (Noun)
By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petrolea, and even the light, volatile naphthas. - bitumen (Noun)
Canadian English Canadian deposits of extremely heavy crude oil.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bitumen (n.)
Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame; Jew's pitch. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc. See Asphalt. - bitumen (n.)
By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petroleums, and even the light, volatile naphthas.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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bitumen
A generic term applied to natural inflammable substances of variable colour, hardness, and volatility, composed principally of a mixture of hydrocarbons substantially free from oxygenated bodies.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bitumen
bi-tū′men, or bit′yu-men, n. a name applied to various inflammable mineral substances, as naphtha, petroleum, asphaltum.—v.t. Bitū′minate, to mix with or make into bitumen—also Bitū′minise.—adjs. Bitū′minous, Bitūmed′ (Shak.), impregnated with bitumen. [L.]
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🔤- bitumen, noun, singular of bitumens.
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