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Definition of bituminous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bituminous

adjective
 
/bɪˈtjuːmɪnəs/
 
/bɪˈtuːmɪnəs/
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  1. containing bitumen
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBituminous is used with these nouns:
    • coal
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French bitumineux, from Latin bituminosus.
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