NOUN | substance | bitumen | any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons |
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Sounds | bay.tuw'mahn; bih.tuw'mahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | Any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons. | |
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Narrower | pitch, tar | Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue |
Broader | hydrocarbon | An organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen |
Spanish | betún, bitumen | |
Catalan | betum | |
Adjectives | bituminoid, bitumenoid | like bitumen |
bituminous | resembling or containing bitumen | |
Verbs | bituminize | treat with bitumen |
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