bituminous

[ bahy-too-muh-nuhs, -tyoo-, bih- ]

/ baɪˈtu mə nəs, -ˈtyu-, bɪ- /

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adjective

resembling or containing bitumen: bituminous shale.

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Origin of bituminous

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

non·bi·tu·mi·nous, adjective

There are four types: bituminous (soft), anthracite (hard), semi-bituminous and semi-anthracite.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
More than 80% of Virginia's mining employment is in bituminous coal which is the chief mining product of the nation as a whole.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
The odor of the petroleum first discovered was similar to that of the cheap bituminous coal.
Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No. 3, October 1899|Various
They anoint their children with a bituminous ointment at their birth, to prevent the growth of hair.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft

Like all bituminous earths, it needs the strongest drying oil.
Field's Chromatography|George Field