Bitumen — is a mixture of organic liquids that are highly viscous, black, sticky, entirely soluble in carbon disulfide, and composed primarily of highly condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Naturally occurring or crude bitumen is a sticky, tar like… … Wikipedia
BITUMEN — sulpuri naturâ vicinum, alibi limus, verba sune Plinii l. 35. c. 15. alibt terra; limus e Iudaeae lacu emergens: terra in Syria, circa Sidonem oppidum maritimum, Spissantur baec utraque et in densitatem coeunt. Est vero liquidum bitumen, sicut… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
bitumen — (del lat. «bitūmen, ĭnis»; ant.) m. Betún. * * * bitumen. (Del lat. bitūmen, ĭnis, betún, voz de or. celta). m. desus. betún (ǁ nombre de varias sustancias compuestas principalmente de carbono e hidrógeno). * * * Mezcla de hidrocarburos similares … Enciclopedia Universal
Bitumen — Sn Erdpech per. Wortschatz fach. (16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. bitūmen Erdharz . Ebenso nndl. bitumen, ne. bitumen, nfrz. bitume, nschw. bitumen. Das lateinische Wort gehört wohl zu dem Wort für Harz , das in Kitt erhalten ist, hat… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
BITUMEN — (Heb. חֵמָר, hemar and כֹּפֶר, kofer; LXX), a black, flammable substance which becomes viscous and absorbent on heating. It occurs in almost every part of the world, including Mesopotamia, Iran, and Israel, and is found in various natural forms:… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Bitumen — Bitumen. Unter B. begreift man die brennzlichen Erdharze u. Erd oder Steinöle, so das Bitumen asphaltum seu judaicum, Sodomae, schwarzes Erdpech, Judenpech, Meerpech, Asphalt, welches vorzüglich an Ufern des Todtenmeeres, auf der Insel Trinidad,… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
bitumen — mid 15c., from L. bitumen asphalt, probably, via Oscan or Umbrian, from Celtic *betu birch, birch resin (Cf. Gaulish betulla birch, used by Pliny for the tree supposedly the source of bitumen) … Etymology dictionary
Bitumen — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bitūmen — (lat.), 1) (Min.), organisches, kohlenstoffreiches Mineral; es ist fest od. flüssig u. verbrennt mit stark rußender Flamme; man unterscheidet: a) Erdöl (Naphtha, Steinöl, Bergtheer Bergöl), flüssig, farblos bis schwärzlichbraun, von starkem… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
bitùmen — m 〈N bitùmeni〉 1. {{001f}}u užem smislu crn neisparljiv ostatak pri destilaciji nafte (asfaltni bitumen) i prirodni asfalt 2. {{001f}}〈mn〉 zajednički naziv za neke smjese organskih spojeva koje su nastale raspadanjem organskih praostataka,… … Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika
