Synonyms for bituminous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : bahy-too-muh-nuh s, -tyoo-, bi-

Phonetic Transcription : baɪˈtu mə nəs, -ˈtyu-, bɪ-

Top 10 synonyms for bituminous

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Définition 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

Example sentences :

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

Antonyms for bituminous

white

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