ALL meanings of bitumen
bi·tu·men
B b - uncountable noun bitumen Bitumen is a black sticky substance which is obtained from tar or petrol and is used in making roads. 3
- noun bitumen any of various viscous or solid impure mixtures of hydrocarbons that occur naturally in asphalt, tar, mineral waxes, etc: used as a road surfacing and roofing material 3
- noun bitumen the constituents of coal that can be extracted by an organic solvent 3
- noun bitumen any liquid suitable for coating aggregates 3
- noun bitumen a transparent brown pigment or glaze made from asphalt 3
- noun bitumen asphalt found in a natural state 3
- noun bitumen any of various black, combustible, solid to semisolid mixtures of hydrocarbons that are usually obtained from the distillation of petroleum, used to make roofing materials, sealants, paints, etc. 3
- noun bitumen asphalt, tar 1
- noun bitumen any of various natural substances, as asphalt, maltha, or gilsonite, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons. 1
- noun bitumen (formerly) an asphalt of Asia Minor used as cement and mortar. 1
- noun bitumen 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. 0
- noun bitumen By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petrolea, and even the light, volatile naphthas. 0
- noun bitumen (Canadian English) Canadian deposits of extremely heavy crude oil. 0