pyrobitumen

[ pahy-roh-bi-too-muhn, -tyoo-, -bich-oo- ]

noun
  1. any of the dark, solid hydrocarbons including peat, coal, and bituminous shale.

Origin of pyrobitumen

1
First recorded in 1900–05; pyro- + bitumen

Other words from pyrobitumen

  • py·ro·bi·tu·mi·nous, py·ro·bi·tu·mi·noid, adjective

Words Nearby pyrobitumen

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