bitumen

As nouns the difference between bitumen and alligatoring

is that bitumen is bitumen while alligatoring is (painting) a pattern of cracking of paint on a surface leaving roughly hexagonal areas of uncracked paint.

As nouns the difference between bitumen and tarpit

is that bitumen is mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame; Jew’s pitch. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.tarpit is a geological occurrence where subterranean bitumen leaks to the surface, creating a lake of asphalt.

As a noun bitumen

is bitumen.

As a verb bituminize is

to treat with bitumen.