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bituminous

bituminous adjective: of or pertaining to bitumen.

Adjective

bituminous (comparative more bituminous, superlative most bituminous)

  1. Of or pertaining to bitumen.

Noun

bituminous (countable and uncountable, plural bituminouses)

  1. (uncountable) Bituminous coal.
  2. (countable) A type or grade of bituminous coal.

bituminous meaning in Bengali

bituminous in Bengali

বিটুমিনের, তার সাথে সম্পর্কিত, বিটুমিনাস কয়লা, বিটুমিনাস কয়লার একটি প্রকার, গ্রেড

Forms of bituminous

Adjective
comparativemore bituminous
superlativemost bituminous
alternative uncommonbituminious
Noun
pluralbituminouses

Origin of bituminous

From French bitumineux.

Words formed from bituminous

Phrases with bituminous

Questions about bituminous

What does bituminous mean?
Bituminous means of or pertaining to bitumen.
What is bituminous in Bengali?
Bituminous in Bengali is বিটুমিনের, তার সাথে সম্পর্কিত, বিটুমিনাস কয়লা. See Bituminous meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is bituminous?
Bituminous can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near bituminous in the dictionary

  1. bituminizing
  2. bituminoid
  3. bituminoids
  4. bituminosulfonate
  5. bituminosulfonates
  6. bituminous
  7. bituminous coal
  8. bituminous sand
  9. bituminous sands
  10. bituminous shale
  11. bituminous shales

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