(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bismuthine
bismuthine
noun
(chemistry) any hydrocarbyl derivative of bismuthane
bismuthinite
bismuthinite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft bismuth sulfide mineral, an important ore for bismuth.
bismutoplagionite
bitumen
bitumen
noun
(Australia, colloquial) Roads sealed with bitumen, as opposed to dirt roads.
(Canada) Canadian deposits of extremely heavy crude oil.
(by extension) Any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petrolea, and even the light, volatile naphthas.
A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.
verb
To cover or fill with bitumen.
bitumens
bitumens
noun
plural of bitumen
bituminate
bituminate
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with bitumen.
bituminiferous
bituminiferous
adj
Producing bitumen.
bituminise
bituminise
verb
Alternative spelling of bituminize
bituminised
bituminised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminise
bituminize
bituminize
verb
(transitive) to treat with bitumen
bituminized
bituminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminize
bituminizes
bituminizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bituminize