bitumen (material)

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Scope note
Any of various solid or semisolid mixtures of hydrocarbons that occur in nature or that are obtained as residues from the distillation of petroleum or coal. For the blackish hydrocarbon portion of asphalt, use "asphaltic bitumen."
bitumen
Accepted term: 02-Dec-2024