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bituminous

American  
[bahy-too-muh-nuhs, -tyoo-, bih-] / baɪˈtu mə nəs, -ˈtyu-, bɪ- /

adjective

  1. resembling or containing bitumen.

    bituminous shale.

Other Word Forms

  • nonbituminous adjective

Etymology

Origin of bituminous

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

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