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bitumen
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As a noun, bitumen means a sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. 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. As a verb, it means cover or fill with bitumen.
Meanings of bitumen
6 meaningsnoun
A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. 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.; Mineral pitch.
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.
aucolloquialRoads sealed with bitumen, as opposed to dirt roads.
CanadaCanadian deposits of extremely heavy crude oil.
Any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons
verb
To cover or fill with bitumen.
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