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Bitumen

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bitumen"

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Word	Definition
asphaltnoun	A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.
tarnoun	(usually uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
bituminousnoun	(uncountable) Bituminous coal.
asphaltic	Resembling, containing, or relating to asphalt or bitumen.
oilnoun	Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.
sandsnoun	(figuratively) an expanse of sand, as in a desert or on a sandy seashore.
pavementnoun	(chiefly UK, Ireland, South Africa, Canada, Mid-Atlantic US, countable) A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
liquidnoun	(physical chemistry) A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.
sidewalknoun	(US, Canada, Philippines) A paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians.
pitchnoun	A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
asphaltenoun	Alternative form of asphalt. [A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.]
asphaltumnoun	Archaic form of asphalt. [A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.]
pyrobitumennoun	An amorphous fossilized petroleum mineraloid.
petroleumnoun	A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface.
pissasphaltnoun	(mineralogy) A soft, black, tarry bitumen, intermediate between petroleum and asphalt.
pisasphaltnoun	Alternative form of pissasphalt. [(mineralogy) A soft, black, tarry bitumen, intermediate between petroleum and asphalt.]
bituminous sandnoun	(geology) oil sand
bituminous shalenoun	An argillaceous shale impregnated with bitumen.
earth pitchnoun	mineral tar, a kind of asphalt
pisasphaltumnoun	Dated form of pissasphalt. [(mineralogy) A soft, black, tarry bitumen, intermediate between petroleum and asphalt.]