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Bitumen

n
chem. asphaltene; judean pitch
environ. 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
mining. pitch mineral
oil asphalt cement; asphalt
tech. bitumen (compound)
Bitumen- n
construct. asphaltic
Bitumen
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