bitumen

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Black ones hold crude oil as well as the "heaviest" or densest products like bitumen.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Plant resins released aromatic compounds and sesquiterpenoids, while bitumen produced naphthenic compounds.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

Also known as bitumen, asphalt is a sticky black substance derived from crude oil, widely used to construct roads, highways and airport runways.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025

Volatile dilutants added to the heavy bitumen from Alberta enable it to flow through the pipeline.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

Directly behind the town are two bitumen springs, one cold and one hot, within 30 ft. of one another.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various