bituminous

[ bahy-too-muh-nuhs, -tyoo-, bih- ]
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adjective
  1. resembling or containing bitumen: bituminous shale.

Origin of bituminous

1
1610–20; <Latin bitūminōsus, equivalent to bitūmin- (stem of bitūmen) bitumen + -ōsus-ous

Other words from bituminous

  • non·bi·tu·mi·nous, adjective

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