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bitumen

DEFINITIONS OF: bitumen

1

n any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons

Types:
pitch, tar
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
coal tar
a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds
Type of:
hydrocarbon
an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
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