bitumen

['bɪtjumɪn] n

gen.

goudron bitumineux

chem.

bitume de Judée; asphalte et bitumes; asphalte m

construct.

bitume minéral; bitumineux

patents.

bitume m

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. Bitumens are sometimes associated with mineral matter, the nonmineral constituents being fusible and largely soluble in carbon disulfide, yielding water-insoluble sulfonation products. Petroleum, asphalts, natural mineral waxes, and asphaltites are all considered bitumens ['bɪtjumɪn] n

environ.

bitume m

English thesaurus

bitumen ['bɪtjumɪn] abbr.

abbr., construct.

bitn

abbr., mining.

bitumen

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emulsion
gen.	dispersion d'un liquide insoluble dans un autre liquide
chem.	lait
environ.	émulsion
hobby cultur.	émulsion photographique
pharma. chem.	émulsion
radiat.	photoémulsion