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What does bituminous mean?

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Bituminous refers to bitumen, the more fluid tarry substances or bitumen that is found in some coals and which may be distilled off as coal tar. Hard dry coals are called anthracite because of its stony nature.

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Bituminous means the tar-like substance that is present in certain types of coal.

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