bitumen
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000817
Dark-colored (solid, semisolid, or viscous) cementitious substances, natural or manufactured, composed principally of high molecular weight hydrocarbons, of which asphalts, tars, pitches, and asphaltenes are typical.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000817 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | asphalt |
| References | NASA Thesaurus; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | materials; petroleum; coal; carbon; construction materials; hydrocarbons |
| Translations | Spanish: betún |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000817",
"term": "bitumen",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Dark-colored (solid, semisolid, or viscous) cementitious substances, natural or manufactured, composed principally of high molecular weight hydrocarbons, of which asphalts, tars, pitches, and asphaltenes are typical.",
"synonyms": [
"asphalt"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"materials",
"petroleum",
"coal",
"carbon",
"construction materials",
"hydrocarbons"
],
"references": [
"NASA Thesaurus",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "betún"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/bitumen/"
}
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