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Debituminization :: Debituminization (n.) The act of depriving of bitumen.

Dysodile :: Dysodile (n.) An impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly fetid odor when burning..

Nonbituminous :: Nonbituminous (a.) Containing no bitumen; not bituminous.

Bitumed :: Bitumed (a.) Smeared with bitumen.

Anthracite :: Anthracite (n.) A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luster, differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no bitumen, in consequence of which it burns with a nearly non luminous flame. The purer specimens consist almost wholly of carbon. Also called glance coal and blind coal..

Bituminiferous :: Bituminiferous (a.) Producing bitumen.

Calcareo-bituminous :: Calcareo-bituminous (a.) Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen..

Pissasphalt :: Pissasphalt (n.) Earth pitch; a soft, black bitumen of the consistence of tar, and of a strong smell. It is inflammable, and intermediate between petroleum and asphalt..

Bitume :: Bitume (n.) Bitumen.

Bitumen :: Bitumen (n.) 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..

Debituminize :: Debituminize (v. t.) To deprive of bitumen.

Bituminize :: Bituminize (v. t.) To prepare, treat, impregnate, or coat with bitumen..

Bituminate :: Bituminate (v. t.) To treat or impregnate with bitumen; to cement with bitumen.

Asphaltum :: Asphaltum (n.) Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See Bitumen..

Mummy :: Mummy (n.) A brown color obtained from bitumen. See Mummy brown (below).

Asphaltum :: Asphaltum (n.) A composition of bitumen, pitch, lime, and gravel, used for forming pavements, and as a water-proof cement for bridges, roofs, etc.; asphaltic cement. Artificial asphalt is prepared from coal tar, lime, sand, etc..

Bituminous :: Bituminous (a.) Having the qualities of bitumen; compounded with bitumen; containing bitumen.

Maltha :: Maltha (n.) A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor..

Bitumen :: Bitumen (n.) 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..

Slime :: Slime (n.) Bitumen.

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