Dictionary
py•ro•bi•tu•men
Pronunciation: (pī"rō-bi-tOO'mun, -tyOO'-, -bich'oo-), [key]—
n.
any of the dark, solid hydrocarbons including peat, coal, and bituminous shale.
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