bitumens

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UK/ˈbɪtjumɛnz/

A form of bitumen — An immensely viscous constituent of petroleum, primarily used in road construction

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of bitumen

    Moſt naturaliſts and chemiſts aſcribe the formation of petrolea to the decompoſition of ſolid bitumens by the action of ſubterraneous fires.

    1796, Antoine-François de Fourcroy, Elements of Chemistry, and Natural History: To which is Prefixed the Philosophy of Chemistry, page 209
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    Thus, as I have shown that there is a sort of gradation from naphtha to asphaltum, through a series of undefinable petrolea, so this analogy may be extended to the next general variety of the bitumens, coal.

    1977, The Philosophical Magazine, page 212
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