bituminiferous

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