bituminiferous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bitumen +‎ -i- +‎ -ferous.

Adjective[edit]

bituminiferous (comparative more bituminiferous, superlative most bituminiferous)

  1. Producing bitumen.
    • 1799, Richard Kirwan, Geological Essays:
      Bituminiferous and cupriferous {{long sand}}

References[edit]

“bituminiferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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