bituminiferous

English

Etymology

From bitumen +‎ -i- +‎ -ferous.

Adjective

bituminiferous (comparative more bituminiferous, superlative most bituminiferous)

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

References

bituminiferous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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