BITUMEN in a Sentence

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For BITUMEN, below is one of 2 sentences:
In what you might call a giant washing machine, agitation and heat begin to separate the bitumen from the sand.

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 Meanings and Examples of BITUMEN
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bitumen
 n.  mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame
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1  In what you might call a giant washing machine, agitation and heat begin to separate the bitumen from the sand.
2  Critics are pointing to a new Enbridge oil spill of roughly 1,200 barrels in Wisconsin as another sign that a new conduit for Albertan bitumen is too risky for British Columbia.