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bitumen

['bɪtjumɪn] n
gen. Erdharz m; Erdpech n; Teer m
chem. Asphalten n; Asphalt m
construct. bituminös
mining. Bergpech n
oil Straßenbitumen n; Straßenbaubitumen n
tech. Bitumen (compound); Erdpech n (compound); Kabelvergussmasse f (compound)
bitumens n
agric. Bitumina m; Asphaltteere m; Asphaltgesteine n
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. Bitumen
 English thesaurus
bitumen ['bɪtjumɪn] abbr.
abbr., construct. bitn
abbr., mining. bt
bitumen
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