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bituminous

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bi⋅tu⋅mi⋅nous

  [bahy-too-muh-nuhs, -tyoo-, bi-]
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–adjective
resembling or containing bitumen: bituminous shale.
Origin:
1610–20; < L bitūminōsus, equiv. to bitūmin- (s. of bitūmen) bitumen + -ōsus -ous
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bi·tu·mi·nous   (bĭ-tōō'mə-nəs, -tyōō'-, bī-)   
adj.  

  1. Like or containing bitumen.

  2. Of or relating to bituminous coal.

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