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bituminous

/bɪtˈumənəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
bi-tu-mi-nous
IPA
/bɪtˈumənəs/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to bitumen.

noun

Bituminous coal.

Uncountable

noun

A type or grade of bituminous coal.

Countable

Etymology

From French bitumineux.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more bituminous (comparative) most bituminous (superlative) bituminious (alternative, uncommon) bituminouses (plural)

Derived Forms

bituminousness calcareobituminous nonbituminous pyrobituminous semibituminous subbituminous

Phrases

bituminous coal bituminous sand bituminous shale

Rhymes With

luminous voluminous

Questions

How do you pronounce bituminous?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɪtˈumənəs/.
What does bituminous mean?
Of or pertaining to bitumen.
Where does bituminous come from?
It is traced to French.

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