bituminiferous
bituminiferous adjective: producing bitumen.
Adjective
bituminiferous (comparative more bituminiferous, superlative most bituminiferous)
- Producing bitumen.
- Bituminiferous and cupriferous {{long sand}}1799, Richard Kirwan, Geological Essays
Forms of bituminiferous
| comparative | more bituminiferous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most bituminiferous |
Origin of bituminiferous
From Latin bitumen (stem bitumin-) + -iferous.
Words that rhyme with bituminiferous
- melliferous
- proliferous
- aestiferous
- antheriferous
- aquiferous
- conchiferous
- cruciferous
- culmiferous
- foraminiferous
- gemmiferous
- herbiferous
- luciferous
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- magnetiferous
- mammiferous
- mortiferous
- multiferous
- papyriferous
- pediferous
- pestiferous
- pomiferous
- poriferous
- radiferous
- salutiferous
- seminiferous
- stelliferous
- umbelliferous
- acetabuliferous
- acidiferous
- aeriferous
- agatiferous
- albuminiferous
- aliferous
- alkaliferous
- alumiferous
- aluminiferous
- amberiferous
- amentiferous
- ammonitiferous
- amygdaliferous
- amyliferous
- anatiferous
- angeliferous
- antenniferous
- anthraciferous
- argentiferous
- argilliferous
- armiferous
- astriferous
- auriferous
- bacciferous
- balaniferous
- balsamiferous
- belliferous
- biliferous
- branchiferous
- bulbiferous
- byssiferous
- cadmiferous
- calamiferous
- calcariferous
Questions about bituminiferous
- What does bituminiferous mean?
- Bituminiferous means producing bitumen.
- What part of speech is bituminiferous?
- Bituminiferous is an adjective.
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