bitumen

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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, 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
Canadian deposits of extremely heavy crude oil
{n} a fat glutinous fossil substance
Any of various mixtures of hydrocarbons occurring naturally or obtained through the distillation of coal or petroleum (See Coat Tar Pitch and Asphalt)
a sticky substance found in the earth or made from petroleum It is sometimes called asphalt, tar, or pitch
a class of amorphous, black or dark colored cementitious substances, natural or manufactured, composed principally of high molecular weight hydrocarbons, soluble in carbon disulfide and found in asphalts, tars, pitches and asphaltites
A class of black or dark-colored (solid, semisolid, or viscous) cementitious substances, natural or manufactured, composed principally of high molecular weight hydrocarbons, of which asphalts, tars, pitches, and asphaltites are typical
Any of various mixtures of hydrocarbons such as asphalt, tar, or petroleum
(1) a class of amorphous, black or dark colored, (solid, semi-solid or viscous) cementitious substances natural or manufactured, composed principally of high molecular weight hydrocarbons, soluble in carbon disulfide, and found in asphalts, tars, pitches and asphaltites; (2) a generic term used to denote any material composed principally of bitumen
A general geological term for various solid and semi-solid hydrocarbons
(1) a class of amorphous, black or dark colored, (solid, semi-solid, or viscous) cementitious substances, natural or manufactured, composed principally of high molecular weight hydrocarbons, soluble in carbon disulfide, and found in petroleum asphalts, coal tars and pitches, wood tars and asphalts; (2) a generic term used to denote any material composed principally of bitumen, typically asphalt or coal tar
{i} substance mainly made up of hydrocarbons (i.e. asphalt)
(1) a class of amorphous, black or dark colored (solid, semi-solid or viscous) cementitious substances, natural or manufactured, composed principally of high molecular weight hydrocarbons and found in asphalts, tars, pitches and asphaltines; (2) a generic term used to denote any material composed principally of bitumen
Gooey, black, high-sulfur, heavy oil extracted from tar sand and then upgraded to synthetic fuel oil
Gummy, black, high-sulfur, heavy oil extracted from tar sand See tar sand
Any of the inflammable, viscid, liquid or solid hydrocarbon mixtures soluble in carbon disulfide; often used interchangeably with hydrocarbons Solid or semi-solid organic material, dark brown to black in color, and usually a residue from distillation of crude petroleum
any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons
Also called asphalt or tar, bitumen is the brown or black viscous residue from the vacuum distillation of crude petroleum It also occurs in nature as asphalt "lakes" and "tar sands " It consists of high molecular weight hydrocarbons and minor amounts of sulfur and nitrogen compounds
Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame; Jew's pitch
Heavy oil or petroleum in semi-solid or solid forms Bitumen generally has a density of less than 10 degrees API
Bitumen is a black sticky substance which is obtained from tar or petrol and is used in making roads. a dark sticky substance that is used for making the surface of roads. Mixture of tarlike hydrocarbons derived from petroleum. Black or brown, it varies from viscous to solid; the solid form is usually called asphalt. Bitumen occurs in nearly every part of the world and in nearly the whole range of geologic strata. The term may also refer to synthetic hydrocarbon compounds
rock largely consisting of hydrocarbons; naturally occurring 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
a class of amorphous black or dark colored cementitious substance natural or manufactured, composed pricipally of high molecular weight hydrocarbons, found in asphalts, tars and oils
term for natural and synthetic hydrocarbon resins such as asphalts, tars and pitches They are dark in colour, non-convertible, viscous liquids or solids
A mixture of naturaaly occurring solid or liquid hydrocarbons, excluding coal, commonly described as bituminous Ex Asphalt
Petroleum in semi-solid or solid forms
- an extremely heavy semi-solid product of oil refining made up of heavy hydrocarbons It is used for road-building and roofing
Any of various flammable mixtures of hydrocarbons and other substances, occurring naturally or obtained by distillation from coal or petroleum, that are a component of asphalt and tar and are used for surfacing roads and for waterproofing
Any of a group of solid and semi-solid hydrocarbons that can be converted into liquid form by heating Bitumens can be refined to produce such commercial products as gasoline, fuel oil, and asphalt
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, et cetera
Term commonly applied to various mixtures of naturally occurring solid or liquid hydrocarbons, excluding coal These substances are described as bituminous Asphalt is a bitumen
It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc
It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas
Hydrocarbon material of natural or pyrogenous origin, or combination of both, accompanied by nonmetallic derivatives, which may be gaseous, liquid, semisolid or solid, and which is completely soluble in carbon disulphide (ASTM D 8-63)
slime
bitume
bitumen process
Any process in which advantage is taken of the fact that prepared bitumen is rendered insoluble by exposure to light, as in photolithography
modified bitumen
composite sheets consisting of a polymer modified bitumen often reinforced with various types of mats or films and sometimes surfaced with films, foils or mineral granules
modified bitumen
A bitumen modified by including one or more polymers
bitumens
plural of bitumen
bitumen

    Hyphenation

    bi·tu·men

    Turkish pronunciation

    baytumın

    Pronunciation

    /ˌbīˈto͞omən/ /ˌbaɪˈtuːmən/

    Etymology

    () From Latin bitūmen; compare French bitume and Béton.

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