Bituminous

What do we mean by bituminous?

Like or containing bitumen. adjective

Of or relating to bituminous coal. adjective

Of the nature of or resembling bitumen.

Containing bitumen, or made up in part of the hydrocarbons which form asphaltum, maltha, and petroleum. See petroleum.

Having the qualities of bitumen; compounded with bitumen; containing bitumen. adjective

A kind of coal which yields, when heated, a considerable amount of volatile bituminous matter. It burns with a yellow smoky flame. adjective

A mineral of a brown or black color, emitting an unpleasant smell when rubbed. That of Dalmatia is so charged with bitumen that it may be cut like soap. adjective

An argillaceous shale impregnated with bitumen, often accompanying coal. adjective

Of or pertaining to bitumen. adjective

Bituminous coal. noun

A type or grade of bituminous coal. noun

Resembling or containing bitumen adjective

Bituminous coal.

A type or grade of bituminous coal.

Words that are spelled similarly to bituminous:
bituminous, binominous, bituminoid.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word bituminous:
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Words that rhyme with bituminous:
luminous, numinous, voluminous.

Adjectives that are often used to describe bituminous:
volatile, high, more, grade, sub, semi, low, good, highly, less, black, rank, dark, ordinary, non, mixed, flat, soft, total, dry, burning, hot, best, mine, equivalent, hard, thin, pure, suitable, quality, true, western, typical, flaming, singular, medium, inch, somewhat, eastern, type, straight, resinous, ferruginous, sulfur, ply, fresh, graded, lowgrade, rich, prepared, sandy, lowvolatile, peculiar, matrix, argillaceous, solid, anthracite, softer, raw, thick, applied.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective bituminous:
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Words that sound like bituminous:
bituminous, bitumen, battements, botanise, betweenness, bitterness, bottomless, battlements, abdominous, balminess, batmans, pediments, bottomlessness, potentness, bituminous coal.