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Bitumen : (noun)
1: any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of
hydrocarbons
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Bitumen : \Bi*tu"men\, n. [L. bitumen: cf. F. bitume. Cf.
B['e]ton.]
1. 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Bitumen : Gen. 11:3, R.V., margin, rendered in the A.V. "slime"), a
mineral pitch. With this the ark was pitched (6:14. See also Ex.
2:3.) (See SLIME.)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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