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Definition of Bituminous
1. Adjective. Resembling or containing bitumen. "Bituminous coal"
Definition of Bituminous
1. a. Having the qualities of bitumen; compounded with bitumen; containing bitumen.
Definition of Bituminous
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to bitumen. ¹
2. Noun. Bituminous coal. ¹
3. Noun. A type or grade of bituminous coal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bituminous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bituminous
Literary usage of Bituminous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Standard Methods of Chemical Analysis: A Manual of Analytical Methods and by Wilfred Welday Scott (1922)
"NOTE—Use the residue of bituminous saturation recovered from each layer of ...
Calculate the per cent of bituminous saturation carried by each layer of dry ..."
2. Asphalts and Allied Substances: Their Occurrence, Modes of Production, Uses by Herbert Abraham (1920)
"Classes of bituminous Mixtures. bituminous substances and their mixtures may be
roughly ... Bases of bituminous paints and cements. Hard (solid) bituminous ..."
3. Report by Illinois Highway Commission (1913)
"INSPECTION OF bituminous ROADS. To be of any practical value, laboratory research
work on bituminous material requires a close cooperation with field ..."
4. Steam, Its Generation and Use by Babcock & Wilcox Company, John B. Litto, Steven C. Stultz (1913)
"bituminous coals are still softer than those described and contain still more
... The difference between the semi-bituminous and the bituminous coals is an ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1915)
"This thin bituminous coating acts in four capacities: First, it waterproofs the
surface; second, it acts as a carpet and deadens the noise of traffic; ..."
6. Steam Power Plant Engineering by George Frederick Gebhardt (1917)
"bituminous. — These coals are the most widely distributed and the most extensively
... Long-flaming bituminous. 1. Dry bituminous coals are the best of the ..."
7. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William Buck Dana (1849)
"Such, it ie veil known, is the peculiar character, the distinguishing excellence
of the semi-bituminous coals. In England, this opinion is well established ..."
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