bituminous
adjective
bi·tu·mi·nous
bə-ˈtyü-mə-nəs 
bī-,
-ˈtü-
1
: containing or impregnated with bitumen
2
: of or relating to bituminous coal
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Penn Keystone Coal sells clean-burning bituminous and anthracite blacksmith’s coal in 50-pound bags protected by a cardboard box.
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Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2023
Trade sanctions include a ban on imports from Belarus of goods used for the production or manufacturing of tobacco products, mineral fuels, bituminous substances and gaseous hydrocarbon products, potassium chloride, wood, cement, iron and steel and rubber, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.
—Aliaksandr Kudrytski, Bloomberg.com, 3 Mar. 2022
The foundation of the home, as well as the terraced fountain and other details, are made of blue stone, or bituminous rock.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2022
Among other updates, the project calls for the construction of a bituminous trail for cyclists and pedestrians.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2022
Within this category, Russia mostly exports petroleum oils, oils obtained from bituminous minerals, and crude.
—Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 1 Mar. 2022
But there it was long overshadowed by the much larger sprawl of bituminous mines in the Ruhr region, just to the north.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2022
Small purple-black fruits had fallen on the rocky, bituminous pavement, their insides splattered, seeping into the cracks.
—The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
Mobile’s biggest important product in 2018 was crude oil from petroleum and bituminous minerals, with airplane and helicopter parts placing a distant second.
—al, 21 Dec. 2019
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Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2023
Trade sanctions include a ban on imports from Belarus of goods used for the production or manufacturing of tobacco products, mineral fuels, bituminous substances and gaseous hydrocarbon products, potassium chloride, wood, cement, iron and steel and rubber, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.
—Aliaksandr Kudrytski, Bloomberg.com, 3 Mar. 2022
The foundation of the home, as well as the terraced fountain and other details, are made of blue stone, or bituminous rock.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2022
Among other updates, the project calls for the construction of a bituminous trail for cyclists and pedestrians.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2022
Within this category, Russia mostly exports petroleum oils, oils obtained from bituminous minerals, and crude.
—Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 1 Mar. 2022
But there it was long overshadowed by the much larger sprawl of bituminous mines in the Ruhr region, just to the north.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2022
Small purple-black fruits had fallen on the rocky, bituminous pavement, their insides splattered, seeping into the cracks.
—The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
Mobile’s biggest important product in 2018 was crude oil from petroleum and bituminous minerals, with airplane and helicopter parts placing a distant second.
—al, 21 Dec. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Bituminous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bituminous. Accessed 4 Oct. 2023.
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