释义 |
bituminize, v.|bɪˈtjuːmɪnaɪz| Also bitumenize. [f. L. bitumin- + -ize.] trans. To convert into, or impregnate with, bitumen; to cover or varnish with bitumen. Hence biˈtuminized, biˌtumiˈnizing ppl. adjs.
1751Stack in Phil. Trans. XLVII. 273 Wax bituminized by burning. 1816Edin. Rev. XXVI. 165 Trunks of bituminized wood. 1854H. Miller Footpr. Creat. x. (1874) 193 Injured by compression or the bitumenizing process. 1861Gladstone in Times 3 May 6/3 This is a bitumenized pipe. |