debituminize

English

Etymology

de- +‎ bitumen +‎ -ize

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈbɪtjəmɪnaɪz/

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

References

• “debituminize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.