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bituminise Definition


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bitumen
noun
    1. Any of various black solid or tarry flammable substances composed of an impure mixture of hydrocarbons, either occurring naturally or obtained by the distillation of petroleum, and which is used for surfacing roads and pavements, etc.
    (Austral)
    2. colloq
      A road with a tarred surface.
      Form: the bitumen
Derivative: bituminize
verb
    To mix with or make into bitumen.
Derivative: bituminous
adj
    Containing or impregnated with bitumen.
Etymology: 15c: the Latin word for pitch2 or asphalt.



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