noun
- plural of bituminization; the process or result of converting a substance into bitumen or treating it with bitumen
Usage: technical; chiefly used in geology, chemistry, and materials science
Examples
- The bituminizations of organic matter in sedimentary rocks produce crude oil over geological time.
- Engineers studied various bituminizations of recycled materials for road construction.
- The laboratory documented several bituminizations occurring under different temperature and pressure conditions.
- Bituminizations of coal tar have been used in waterproofing applications for decades.