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bitumen 音标拼音: [b ,ɪt'umən] [b ,ɑɪt'umən] n. 沥青 沥青 bitumen n 1: any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbonsBitumen \ 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 Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc. See { Asphalt}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petroleums, and even the light, volatile naphthas. [ 1913 Webster]
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