bituminous

Of or pertaining to bitumen.

Adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to bitumen.

Origin

From French bitumineux.

Forms

more bituminous most bituminous bituminious

Derived

bituminous coal bituminousness bituminous sand bituminous shale calcareobituminous nonbituminous pyrobituminous semibituminous subbituminous

Noun

  1. Bituminous coal.
  2. A type or grade of bituminous coal.

Forms

bituminouses bituminious

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