Adjective:

ਬਿਟੂਮਿਨਸ,

bituminous's Usage Examples:

Current use Sub-bituminous coals, in the United States, typically have a sulfur content less than 1% by weight, which makes them an attractive choice for power plants to reduce SO2 emissions under the Acid Rain Program.

coal but some sandstone is bituminous, and has commercial value as paving material and potentially as tar sands for liquid refining.

Historically known as bituminous sands or sometimes as "tar sands", the deposits were exposed as major.

Their relatively low density and high water content renders some types of sub-bituminous coals susceptible to spontaneous combustion if not packed densely during storage in order to exclude free air flow.

Coal oil is a shale oil obtained from the destructive distillation of cannel coal, mineral wax, or bituminous shale, once used widely for illumination.

California oil industryCalifornia pioneers after 1848 discovered an increasing number of oil seeps—oil seeping to the surface, especially in Humboldt, Colusa, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties, and in the asphaltum seeps and bituminous residues in Mendocino, Marin, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties.

The 1927 Indiana bituminous strike was a strike by members of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) against local bituminous coal companies.

The river has exposed four seams of coal, considered among the best bituminous coal in the world.

the branch of chemistry that studies the transformation of coals (bituminous coal, anthracite, lignite, graphite, and charcoal) into useful products.

It is a thick reddish brown liquid, possessing a bituminous odor and taste.

Its other main uses are for bituminous waterproofing products, including production of roofing felt and for sealing.

two bituminous coal mines and the working faces was included in the compensable workweek under § 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.