bi·tu·men (b -t  m n, -ty-, b -)n. Any of various flammable mixtures of hydrocarbons and other substances, occurring naturally or obtained by distillation from coal or petroleum, that are a component of asphalt and tar and are used for surfacing roads and for waterproofing. [Middle English bithumen, a mineral pitch from the Near East, from Latin bit  men, perhaps of Celtic origin.]bi·tu mi·noid (-m-noid) adj. |
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| Adj. | 1. | bituminoid - like bitumen |
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