debituminize

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English

Etymology

From de- +‎ bitumen +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

Verb

debituminize (third-person singular simple present debituminizes, present participle debituminizing, simple past and past participle debituminized)

  1. (transitive) To deprive of bitumen; to remove bitumen from.
    • 1981, Charles H. Fuchsman, Potential industrial chemical utilization of Minnesota peat:
      Use of debituminized peat for fertilizer production

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