pyrobitumen

[pahy-roh-bi-too-muh n, -tyoo-, -bich-oo-]

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noun

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

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Origin of pyrobitumen

First recorded in 1900–05; pyro- + bitumen

Related formspy·ro·bi·tu·mi·nous, py·ro·bi·tu·mi·noid, adjective

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