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

Examples of bituminous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kenneth Pomeranz made coal famous, arguing in The Great Divergence that Europe succeeded because British mines were close to start-up factories, whereas China lagged behind because bituminous deposits there were out of reach. —Jeremy Adelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015

Fort McMurray is in the middle of Alberta’s tar sands, or bituminous sands. —Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2023

Penn Keystone Coal sells clean-burning bituminous and anthracite blacksmith’s coal in 50-pound bags protected by a cardboard box. —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

Word History

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing bituminous

• bituminous coal

Rhymes for bituminous

• albuminous
• aluminous
• leguminous
• voluminous
• luminous
• numinous
• subbituminous