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BITUMEN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("bitumen" is a kind of...):

hydrocarbon (an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bitumen"):

pitch; tar (any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue)

Derivation:

bituminize (treat with bitumen)

bituminous (resembling or containing bitumen)

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