| Bitumen (bitumen) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Bi*tu"men |
| [L. bitumen: cf.
F. bitume. Cf. Béton.] |
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.
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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