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bituminous

/bahy-too-muh-nuhs, -tyoo-, bih-/US // baɪˈtu mə nəs, -ˈtyu-, bɪ- //

沥青质,沥青,沥青质的,沥青的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : resembling or containing bitumen: bituminous shale.

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Examples

  • There are four types: bituminous (soft), anthracite (hard), semi-bituminous and semi-anthracite.

  • More than 80% of Virginia's mining employment is in bituminous coal which is the chief mining product of the nation as a whole.

  • The odor of the petroleum first discovered was similar to that of the cheap bituminous coal.

  • They anoint their children with a bituminous ointment at their birth, to prevent the growth of hair.

  • Like all bituminous earths, it needs the strongest drying oil.