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1. (n.) bitumen
any of various natural substances, as asphalt, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
2. bitumen
(formerly) an asphalt of Asia Minor used as cement and mortar.
Etymology: (1425–75; late ME bithumen < L bitūmen)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) bitumen
any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) bitumen
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
2. (noun) bitumen
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
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1. bitumen
an inflammable mineral substance, presumably of vegetable origin, called Naphtha when liquid and light-coloured, Petroleum when less fluid and darker, Maltha when viscid, and Asphalt when solid.
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Sense: a black, sticky substance obtained from petroleum.
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 Afrikaans: asfalt |
 Arabic: قار، زِفْت، قَطْران |
 Bulgarian: минерална смола |
 Brazilian: betume |
 Czech: živice |
 German: das Bitumen |
 Danish: asfalt; beg |
 Greek: ασφαλτόπισσα |
 Spanish: betún |
 Estonian: bituumen |
 Farsi: قیر |
 Finnish: bitumi |
 French: bitume |
 Hebrew: זֶפֶת |
 Hindi: राल |
 Croatian: bitumen |
 Hungarian: bitumen |
 Indonesian: aspal |
 Icelandic: jarðbik |
 Italian: bitume |
 Japanese: 瀝青 |
 Korean: 역청(瀝靑) |
 Lithuanian: bitumas |
 Latvian: bitumens |
 Malay: bitumen |
 Dutch: bitumen |
 Norwegian: asfalt |
 Polish: smoła |
 Persian: قیر |
 Pashto: يوه معدنى سو ځيدونكى ماده |
 Portuguese: betume |
 Romanian: bitum, asfalt |
 Russian: битум |
 Slovak: živica |
 Slovenian: bitumen |
 Serbian: bitumen |
 Swedish: bitumen |
 Thai: น้ำมันดิน |
 Turkish: zift, katran |
 Taiwanese: 瀝青 |
 Ukrainian: бітум |
 Urdu: تار کول ، لُک |
 Vietnamese: nhựa đường |
 Chinese: 沥青 |
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