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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
bitumen a generic term referring to flammable, brown or black mixtures of tarlike hydrocarbons, derived naturally or by distillation from petroleum. It can be in the form of a viscous oil to a brittle solid, including asphalt, tars, and natural mineral waxes. Substances containing bitumens are called bituminous, e.g., bituminous coal, tar, or pitch. Author not available, BITUMEN. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
bitumen
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ... varies from viscous to solid; the solid form is usually called asphalt . Bitumen occurs in nearly every part of the world and in nearly the whole range ... strata. The term may also refer to synthetic hydrocarbon compounds. bitumen bitumen bitumen Read more
maltha
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology maltha kind of cement XV; bitumen, mineral pitch or tar. XVII. — L. — Gr. máltha , málthē mixture of wax and pitch. Read more

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