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BITUMENS
Noun
bitumens
plural of bitumen
Source: Wiktionary
BITUMEN
Bi*tu"men, n. Etym: [L. bitumen: cf. F. bitume. Cf. BĂ©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.
2. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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