oily bitumen

  • 1Bitumen — 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… …

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  • 2bitumen — 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… …

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  • 3масляный битум — битум, богатый маслами — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность Синонимы битум, богатый маслами EN oily bitumen …

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  • 4Oil 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… …

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  • 5petroleum — 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:… …

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  • 6photoengraving — /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 …

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  • 7Mike Morton (geologist) — Mike Morton Born 11 July 1924 Huddersfield, England Died …

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  • 8Chemical warfare — For other uses, see Chemical warfare (disambiguation). This article forms part of the series Chemical agents Lethal agents Blood agents Cyanogen chloride (CK) …

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  • 9adhesive — 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 …

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  • 10petroleum — 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… …

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