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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : bahy-too-muh-nuh s, -tyoo-, bi- |
| Phonetic Transcription : baɪˈtu mə nəs, -ˈtyu-, bɪ- |
Definition of bituminous
Origin :- 1610s, from French bitumineux, from Latin bituminosus, from bitumen (see bitumen).
- The Plain, wherein a black bituminous gurge Boiles out from under ground, the mouth of Hell. ["Paradise Lost," XII.41]
- As in jet : adj black
- The surface may or may not be coated with some bituminous material.
- Extract from : « American Rural Highways » by T. R. Agg
- Like all bituminous earths, it needs the strongest drying oil.
- Extract from : « Field's Chromatography » by George Field
- Bituminous may be distinguished from subbituminous by the manner of weathering.
- Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
- There are gradations from bituminous coal into anthracite coal.
- Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
- This hypothesis is based on experimental work with bituminous shales.
- Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
- In that isle there are the bituminous springs which Herodotus has commemorated.
- Extract from : « Zanoni » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
- She mines one quarter of the bituminous coal of the United States.
- Extract from : « A Short History of Pittsburgh » by Samuel Harden Church
- The coal is of two varieties: bituminous and semi-bituminous.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7 » by Various
- It exists in large masses in the bituminous schists of Idria.
- Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
- Produced during the distillation of bituminous coal for gas.
- Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
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