The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bituminate — bitūˈminate transitive verb To mix with or make into bitumen (also bitūˈminize or bitūˈminise) • • • Main Entry: ↑bitumen … Useful english dictionary
Bituminated — Bituminate Bi*tu mi*nate (b[i^]*t[=u] m[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bituminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bituminating}.] [L. bituminatus, p. p. of bituminare to bituminate. See {Bitumen}.] To treat or impregnate with bitumen; to cement with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bituminating — Bituminate Bi*tu mi*nate (b[i^]*t[=u] m[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bituminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bituminating}.] [L. bituminatus, p. p. of bituminare to bituminate. See {Bitumen}.] To treat or impregnate with bitumen; to cement with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bitumen — n. mineral pitch; several partly oxygenated hydrocarbons; asphalt; pigment obtained from asphalt. ♦ bituminate, ♦ bituminize, v.t. cement with or convert into bitumen. ♦ bituminoid, a. like bitumen. ♦ bituminous, a. like or… … Dictionary of difficult words
