bitumen

bitūmen inis, n

mineral pitch, bitumen: nigrum, V., H.: tenax, O.

bitumen
bĭtūmen, ĭnis, n. [cf. Sanscr. gatu, gum], bitumen , a kind of mineral pitch found in Palestine and ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Bitumen
·noun By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varietie...

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