bitumen
Example Sentences
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To produce oil there, the industry separates heavy oil, or bitumen, from the sands through an underground process that uses steam.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 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
Veniamin Kondratyev, the head of the regional government, said the Ukrainians drones had targeted two oil refineries, a bitumen plant, and a military airfield in Kuban.
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2024
It was an oleagenous process, mixed with bichromate of potash, or bitumen of Judea, and always smelt of bad fat.
