bitumen
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mən, -ˈtyu-, bɪ-, ˈbɪtʃ noun
1.
any of various natural substances, as asphalt, maltha, or gilsonite, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
2.
(formerly) an asphalt of Asia Minor used as cement and mortar.
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bitumen (ˈbɪtjʊmɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of various viscous or solid impure mixtures of hydrocarbons that occur naturally in asphalt, tar, mineral waxes, etc: used as a road surfacing and roofing material |
| 2. | the constituents of coal that can be extracted by an organic solvent |
| 3. | any liquid suitable for coating aggregates |
| 4. | the bitumen |
| a. informal (Austral), (NZ) any road with a bitumen surface | |
| b. informal (Austral) (capital) the road in the Northern Territory between Darwin and Alice Springs | |
| 5. | a transparent brown pigment or glaze made from asphalt |
| [C15: from Latin bitūmen, perhaps of Celtic origin] | |
| bituminous | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
bitumen
mid-15c., from L. bitumen "asphalt," probably, via Oscan or Umbrian, from Celtic *betu- "birch, birch resin" (cf. Gaulish betulla "birch," used by Pliny for the tree supposedly the source of bitumen).
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Science Dictionary
bitumen (bĭ-t 'mən) Pronunciation Key
Any of various flammable mixtures of hydrocarbons and other substances found in asphalt and tar. Bitumens occur naturally or are produced from petroleum and coal. |
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Bible Dictionary
Bitumen definition
Gen. 11:3, R.V., margin, rendered in the A.V. "slime"), a mineral pitch. With this the ark was pitched (6:14. See also Ex. 2:3.) (See SLIME.)
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Example sentences
Primed metal sump flashing in modified-bitumen flashing cement.
Modified-bitumen membrane base sheet and ply sheet in adhesive.
He smears bitumen from an old car battery onto the end of the shaft, heats it again, and binds twine made of kudu sinew around it.
Water and bitumen are then pumped to the surface, where they are separated before being piped to a refinery.
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