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Etymology
From L. #Latin|bitumen; compare F. bitume and Béton.
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Pronunciation
RP IPA|/�bɪtjum�n/
Noun
en-noun|bitumina|pl2=bitumens
- Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame; Jew's pitch|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, et cetera.
- By extension, 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.
Translations
trans-top|Mineral pitch
Finnish: bitumi
Hebrew: he-translation|��ר|kheimahr
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Related terms
bituminous
See also
asphalt
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