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Bitumen   /bˌɪtˈumən/  /bˌaɪtˈumən/   Listen
Bitumen

noun
1.
Any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons.





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"Bitumen" Quotes from Famous Books



... another lie unnoticed, as the flats and common lands of uncultured history. And yet, strange to say, when these authors are living amongst us, they occupy a very small portion of our thoughts, and fill up but desultory interstices in the bitumen and tufo wherefrom we build up the Babylon of our lives! So it is, and perhaps so it should be, whether it pleases the conceit of penmen or not. Life is meant to be active; and books, though they give the action to future generations, ...
— The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 • Various
... sea, here a great river of fresh water runs out of the sea into a dark cave, whose entrance is very high and large. What is most remarkable in this place is, that the stones of the mountain are of crystal, rubies, or other precious stones. Here also is a sort of fountain of pitch or bitumen that runs into the sea, which the fishes swallow, and then vomit up again turned into ambergris; this the waves throw upon the beach in great quantities. Here grow also trees, most of which are wood of aloes, equal ...
— The Arabian Nights Entertainments Volume 1 • Anonymous


Words linked to "Bitumen" :   hydrocarbon, bituminize, bituminous, tar, pitch


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