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bitumen
- /ˈbɪt.jʊ.mɪn/ Canada, UK
- /ˈbɪt͡ʃ.ʊ.mɪn/ Canada, UK
- /bɪtˈu.mən/ US
- /bɪtˈju.mən/ US
- /baɪtˈu.mən/ US
Rhymes with -ɪtjʊmɪn, -uːmən
Where it comes from
From Middle English bithumen, bitumen, from Latin bitūmen. The verb sense was derived from the noun. Doublet of bitume.
noun bitumina · bitumens
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An immensely viscous constituent of petroleum, primarily used in road construction
You need to excavate and remove the topsoil, line the subsoil with a geotextile, then lay and compact hardcore. Follow this with a layer of compacted "hoggin" – compacted clay, gravel and sand. This is then sprayed with hot bitumen, and has a layer of pea shingle rolled into it.
Similar: asphalt, bitume, Jew's line, Jew's pitch, Jew's slime, slime
- Any one of the natural hydrocarbons.
- A road sealed with asphalt concrete, as opposed to a dirt road.
- Deposit of extremely heavy crude oil.
verb bitumens · bitumening · bitumened
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To cover or fill with bitumen.
another star reflected itself in the glassy black of the bitumened road
Similar: bituminize
Translations
Talk about this word "bitumen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bitumen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bitumen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bitumen "bitumen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bitumen.Cite this
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title = {bitumen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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