MINERAL PITCH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons

Synonyms:

asphalt; mineral pitch

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("mineral pitch" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

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