10 definitions found for Bitumen

Bitumen BIT'UMEN
BITU'MEN, n. [L.] This name is used to denote various inflammable substances, of a strong smell, and of different consistencies, which are found in the earth. There are several varieties, most of which evidently pass into each other, proceeding from Naphtha, the most fluid, to Petroleum, a viscid fluid, Maltha, more or less cohesive, elastic bitumen or mineral caoutchouc, and Asphalt, which is sometimes too hard to be scratched by the nail.

bitumen n 1: any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons

bitumen noun Etymology: Middle English bithumen mineral pitch, from Latin bitumin-, bitumen Date: 15th century 1. an asphalt of Asia Minor used in ancient times as a cement and mortar 2. any of various mixtures of hydrocarbons (as tar) often together with their nonmetallic derivatives that occur naturally or are obtained as residues after heat-refining natural substances (as petroleum); specifically such a mixture soluble in carbon disulfide • bituminization noun • bituminize transitive verb

bitumen
n.
1 any of various tarlike mixtures of hydrocarbons derived from petroleum naturally or by distillation and used for road surfacing and roofing.
2 Austral. colloq. a tarred road.
Etymology: L bitumen -minis

bitumen Bitumen is a black sticky substance which is obtained from tar or petrol and is used in making roads. N-UNCOUNT

bitumen ˈbɪtjumɪn n. 1 any of various tarlike mixtures of hydrocarbons derived from petroleum naturally or by distillation and used for road surfacing and roofing. 2 Austral. colloq. a tarred road. [L bitumen -minis]

Bitumen an inflammable mineral substance, presumably of vegetable origin, called Naphtha when liquid and light-coloured, Petroleum when less fluid and darker, Maltha when viscid, and Asphalt when solid.

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.

BITUMEN bi-tu'-men. See SLIME.

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.)