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Definition of: bitumen
(bi·t
′mən, -ty′-, bich′
·mən) noun
1. Any native mixture of solid and semi-solid hydrocarbons, as naphtha or asphalt.
2. A brown paint made by mixing asphalt with a drying oil: used by artists. [<L]
—bi·tu·mi·noid (bi·t′mə·noid, -ty′-) adjective
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