1) Asphalt 2) Asphalt component 3) Asphalt ingredient 4) Hydrocarbon 5) Road surfacing material
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1) Resin 2) Tar
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• (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. • (n.) Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame; Jew`s pitch. It occurs as an abundant natural...
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any of various solid or semisolid mixtures of hydrocarbons that occur in nature or that are obtained as residues from the distillation of petroleum ... [10 related articles]
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Any naturally-occurring hydrocarbon, including petroleum, but referring especially to the solid hydrocarbons such as wax, pitch, asphalt, and gilsonite. These are fusible and soluble in organic solvents, unlike the pyrobitumens.
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A viscous liquid or solid material black or dark brown in colour, having adhesive properties, consisting essentially of hydrocarbons, derived from petroleum for occurring in natural asphalt and soluble in carbon disulphide. Straight run bitumen - obtained after the final stage of distillation of crude oil of a suitable type. Normal grades used - 50...
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a viscous material remaining after the volatile fractions of crude oil have been separated by distillation.
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Any of various mixtures of hydrocarbons occurring naturally or obtained through the distillation of coal or petroleum. (See Coat Tar Pitch and Asphalt).
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Any of various mixtures of hydrocarbons occurring naturally or obtained through the distillation of coal or petroleum. (See Coat Tar Pitch and Asphalt)
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also called asphalt or tar, bitumen is the brown or black viscous residue from the vacuum distillation of crude petroleum. It also occurs in nature as asphalt 'lakes' and 'tar sands.' It consists of high molecular weight hydrocarbons and minor amounts of sulfur and nitrogen compounds.
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Any of a group of solid and semi-solid hydrocarbons that can be converted into liquid form by heating. Bitumens can be refined to produce such commercial products as gasoline, fuel oil, and asphalt.
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Gooey, black, high-sulfur, heavy oil extracted from tar sand and then upgraded to synthetic fuel oil. See tar sand.
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Bi·tu'men noun [ Latin
bitumen : confer French
bitume . Confer
Béton .]
1. 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 ...
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Bitumen is a natural inflammable pitchy hydrocarbon.
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Bitumen is a rock formed from the decomposed remains of living organisms and occurs in four types, the best known being asphalt - which is used for road surfaces and roofing, other types being albertite, elaterite and ozokerite. Bitumen burnss like pitch, with much smoke and flame. It consists of 84 to 88 of carbon and 12 to 16 of hydrogen, and is ...
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(1)A class of amorphous, black or dark colored, (solid, semi-solid or viscous) cementitious substances, natural or manufactured, composed principally of high molecular weight hydrocarbons, soluble in carbon disulfide, and found in asphalts, tars, pitches and asphalts (2) A generic term used to denote any...
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A black, sticky substance, related to asphalt. Used in sealants, mineral felts and damp-proof courses.
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Dark, naturally occurring solid or semisolid substances composed mainly of a mixture of hydrocarbons with little oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur.
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A name used to describe many different mixtures of hydrocarbons, also called asphalt or tar, bitumen is the brown or black viscous residue from the vacuum distillation of crude petroleum. Often produced by the processing of coal or oil, used in asphalt or tar for road surfacing or waterproofing. It also occurs in nature as asphalt 'lakes' and 'tar ...
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A naturally-occurring, non-drying, tarry substance used in paint mixtures, especially to enrich the appearance of dark tones. Bitumen became very popular as a paint additive in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth. However, because it does not dry it eventually causes often severe darkening and cracking of the paint. This can be seen in...
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noun any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons
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Any of various mixtures of hydrocarbons (as tar) often together with their non-metallic derivatives that occur naturally or are obtained as residues after heat-refining petroleum
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Involatile, tarry material, containing a mixture of hydrocarbons (mainly alkanes), that is the residue from the fractional distillation of crude oil (unrefined petroleum). Sometimes the term is restricted to a soft kind of pitch resembling asphalt. Naturally occurring solid bitumen may have arisen as a residue from the evaporation of petroleum. If ...
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a black tar-like substance. It was not used in mummification, as is often stated. The material used was resin, which is the sap from trees. Over time this became very black and was mistaken for bitumen.
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any of various natural substances, as asphalt, maltha, or gilsonite, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons. · (formerly) an asphalt of Asia Minor used as cement and mortar.
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