calcareobituminous

English

Etymology

From calcareo- +‎ bituminous.

Adjective

calcareobituminous (not comparable)

1. Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
   • 1878, Sir Charles Lyell, Elements of Geology:

     Here and there, also, deposits bearing testimony to the existence of fresh or brackish-water lagoons, filled with calcareobituminous mud

References

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