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• Bitumen — is a mixture of organic liquids that are highly viscous, black, sticky, entirely soluble in carbon disulfide, and composed primarily of highly condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Naturally occurring or crude bitumen is a sticky, tar like… …   Wikipedia

• bitumen — bituminoid /buy tooh meuh noyd , tyooh , bi /, adj. /buy tooh meuhn, tyooh , bi , bich oo /, n. 1. any of various natural substances, as asphalt, maltha, or gilsonite, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons. 2. (formerly) an asphalt of Asia Minor used …   Universalium

• Cement — In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance which sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The name cement goes back to the Romans who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry… …   Wikipedia

• bitumen —   n. mineral pitch; several partly oxygenated hydrocarbons; asphalt; pigment obtained from asphalt.    ♦ bituminate,    ♦ bituminize, v.t. cement with or convert into bitumen.    ♦ bituminoid, a. like bitumen.    ♦ bituminous, a. like or… …   Dictionary of difficult words

• bitumen — noun Etymology: Middle English bithumen mineral pitch, from Latin bitumin , bitumen Date: 15th century 1. an asphalt of Asia Minor used in ancient times as a cement and mortar 2. any of various mixtures of hydrocarbons (as tar) often together… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bitumen — bi•tu•men [[t]baɪˈtu mən, ˈtyu , bɪ , ˈbɪtʃ ʊ [/t]] n. 1) chem. any of various natural substances, as asphalt, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons 2) chem. bui (formerly) an asphalt of Asia Minor used as cement and mortar • Etymology: 1425–75; late …   From formal English to slang

• cement — Synonyms and related words: Tarmac, Tarvia, accouple, accumulate, adamant, adhere, adherent, adhesive, adobe, affix, agglutinate, amass, anchor, annex, articulate, ashlar, asphalt, assemble, associate, attach, band, barnacle, belay, bind, biscuit …   Moby Thesaurus

• hydrocarbon cement — noun : a cement containing bitumen …   Useful english dictionary

• Roof shingle — Roof shingles are a roof covering consisting of individual overlapping elements. These elements are normally flat rectangular shapes that are laid in rows without the side edges overlapping, a single layer is used to ensure a water resistant… …   Wikipedia

• aggregate — aggregable /ag ri geuh beuhl/, adj. aggregately, adj. aggregateness, n. aggregatory /ag ri geuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. adj., n. /ag ri git, gayt /; v. /ag ri gayt /, adj., n., v., aggregated, aggregating. adj. 1. formed by the conjunction or… …   Universalium

• Asphalt — Note: The terms bitumen and asphalt are mostly interchangeable, except where asphalt is used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete For other uses, see Asphalt (disambiguation). Natural bitumen from the Dead sea …   Wikipedia