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bitumen

[bahy-too-muhn, -tyoo-, bih-, bich-oo-] / baɪˈtu mən, -ˈtju-, bɪ-, ˈbɪtʃ ʊ- /
NOUN
asphalt
Synonyms
STRONGEST


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Canadian exports of energy products rose a second consecutive month in September, increasing by 8.2% with a jump in shipments of crude oil and bitumen and higher prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

It is sanctioned by the US for Iran-related trade and many of its past trips to the Gulf had been to Iran, picking up Iranian bitumen and asphalt to ship to Asia.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

Raac is often coated with another material, such as bitumen on roofing panels.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025

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

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

Its interior was pitched with six šar of bitumen, and its outside with three šar of pitch, or bitumen of a different kind.

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Theophilus Goldridge Pinches


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