bituminous
adjective
bi·tu·mi·nous bə-ˈtyü-mə-nəs 
bī-,
-ˈtü-
1
: containing or impregnated with bitumen
2
: of or relating to bituminous coal
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Within this category, Russia mostly exports petroleum oils, oils obtained from bituminous minerals, and crude. 
Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 1 Mar. 2022 But there it was long overshadowed by the much larger sprawl of bituminous mines in the Ruhr region, just to the north. Alec Macgillis, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2022 Small purple-black fruits had fallen on the rocky, bituminous pavement, their insides splattered, seeping into the cracks. The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021 Mobile’s biggest important product in 2018 was crude oil from petroleum and bituminous minerals, with airplane and helicopter parts placing a distant second. al, 21 Dec. 2019 This village named Bluefield was, in reality, surrounded by black bituminous coalfields. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 21 July 2019 This village named Bluefield was, in reality, surrounded by black bituminous coalfields. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 21 July 2019 This village named Bluefield was, in reality, surrounded by black bituminous coalfields. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 21 July 2019 This village named Bluefield was, in reality, surrounded by black bituminous coalfields. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 21 July 2019 See More
Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 1 Mar. 2022 But there it was long overshadowed by the much larger sprawl of bituminous mines in the Ruhr region, just to the north. Alec Macgillis, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2022 Small purple-black fruits had fallen on the rocky, bituminous pavement, their insides splattered, seeping into the cracks. The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021 Mobile’s biggest important product in 2018 was crude oil from petroleum and bituminous minerals, with airplane and helicopter parts placing a distant second. al, 21 Dec. 2019 This village named Bluefield was, in reality, surrounded by black bituminous coalfields. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 21 July 2019 This village named Bluefield was, in reality, surrounded by black bituminous coalfields. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 21 July 2019 This village named Bluefield was, in reality, surrounded by black bituminous coalfields. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 21 July 2019 This village named Bluefield was, in reality, surrounded by black bituminous coalfields. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 21 July 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1