bituminous
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- nonbituminous adjective
Etymology
Origin of bituminous
1610–20; < Latin bitūminōsus, equivalent to bitūmin- (stem of bitūmen ) bitumen + -ōsus -ous
Example Sentences
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The bituminous crude requires mixing before it can be transported and exported.
From Reuters • Sep. 25, 2021
Last year, the Mitchell plant burned about 2.5 million tons of bituminous coal.
From Washington Times • Apr. 20, 2021
The game was born out of distinctly American forms of machinery, from Walter Camp’s New Haven Clock Company to the bituminous coal and mill towns of Pennsylvania.
From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2020
Coal tipples and the soft bituminous coal they handle are more common in Western Pennsylvania, she said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2017
Coalwood, West Virginia, where I grew up, was built for the purpose of extracting the millions of tons of rich bituminous coal that lay beneath it.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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