oily bitumen

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• Bitumen — Bi*tu men, n. [L. bitumen: cf. F. bitume. Cf. {B[ e]ton}.] 1. Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame; Jew s pitch. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bitumen — noun /ˈbɪtjumɛn/ a) Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame; Jew’s pitch. 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… …   Wiktionary

• масляный битум — битум, богатый маслами — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность Синонимы битум, богатый маслами EN oily bitumen …   Справочник технического переводчика

• Oil sands — The Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada, are a very large source of bitumen, which can be upgraded to synthetic crude oil. Bituminous sands, colloquially known as oil sands or tar sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. The… …   Wikipedia

• petroleum — petroleous, adj. /peuh troh lee euhm/, n. an oily, thick, flammable, usually dark colored liquid that is a form of bitumen or a mixture of various hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in various parts of the world and commonly obtained by drilling:… …   Universalium

• photoengraving — /foh toh en gray ving/, n. 1. a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing. 2. a plate so produced. 3. a print made from it. [1870 75; PHOTO + ENGRAVING] * * * Any of several processes for producing printing plates …   Universalium

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• adhesive — adhesively, adv. adhesiveness, n. /ad hee siv, ziv/, adj. 1. coated with glue, paste, mastic, or other sticky substance: adhesive bandages. 2. sticking fast; sticky; clinging. 3. Physics. of or pertaining to the molecular force that exists in the …   Universalium

• petroleum — pe•tro•le•um [[t]pəˈtroʊ li əm[/t]] n. chem. an oily, thick, flammable, usu. dark colored liquid that is a form of bitumen or a mixture of various hydrocarbons, occurring naturally and commonly obtained by drilling: used as fuel, or separated by… …   From formal English to slang

• petroleum — /pəˈtroʊliəm / (say puh trohleeuhm) noun 1. an oily, usually dark coloured liquid (a form of bitumen or mixture of various hydrocarbons), occurring naturally in various parts of the world, and commonly obtained by boring. It is used (in its… …