Bituminous
[bɪ'tjuːmɪnəs] or [bə'tʊmənəs]
Definition
(a.) Having the qualities of bitumen; compounded with bitumen; containing bitumen.
Typist: Tim
Examples
- The terms semi-anthracite, semi-bituminous, coking coal, splint coal, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The best kind of gas made from mineral substances is produced by the distillation of a bituminous shale, called Boghead coal, which was discovered a few years since in Scotland. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- In 1910 there were produced of bituminous coal 388,222,868 tons, valued at $463,654,776; amount of coke manufactured, 37,000,000 tons. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Produced almost entirely from bituminous coal, it was found to be composed chiefly of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen; but various other gases were mixed therewith. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
Typist: Tim