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MINERAL PITCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mineral pitch mean?
• MINERAL PITCH (noun)
The noun MINERAL PITCH has 1 sense:
1. a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons
Familiarity information: MINERAL PITCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
asphalt; mineral pitch
Hypernyms ("mineral pitch" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
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