English Explanatory Dictionary

bituminous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to bitumen.
noun
  1. Bituminous coal.
  2. A type or grade of bituminous coal.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bituminous.wav

Word forms

bituminous more bituminous most bituminous bituminious bituminouses

Etymology

From French bitumineux.

Derived words

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