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bituminoid

bituminoid

9.9
A material that is black and sticky like tar and used on roads
  • adjective
  • /bɪˈtjuːmɪnɔɪd/
  • UK
translation icon : bituminoso
  • The pavement was coated with a bituminoid material for added durability.

Examples

  • The bituminoid substance was used in the construction of the road.

  • The laboratory analyzed the bituminoid residue found at the construction site.

  • Certain rocks show bituminoid qualities due to their hydrocarbon content.

  • Is this material bituminoid in nature?

  • Certain rocks show bituminoid qualities due to their hydrocarbon content.

  • The pavement was coated with a bituminoid material for added durability.

  • The laboratory analyzed the bituminoid residue found at the construction site.

Synonyms

bituminous
vsbituminoid
  • Specialized
1 9.5

Containing or made of dark, sticky tar

focuses on resembling or having bitumen properties rather than containing it
bitumenoid
vsbituminoid
  • UK
9.9

It looks like tar and feels dark and sticky

is the variant spelling that keeps identical meaning

Surface Forms

bituminoid positive

Morphology

bituminoid = bitumen (transparent) = bitumen + oid

Derived straightforwardly from 'bitumen' with the productive suffix '-oid' (with a linking 'o') meaning 'resembling or having the properties of'.

Etymology

The word bituminoid comes from bitumen, a word for 'tar' or 'asphalt', and the ending -oid, which means 'like' or 'resembling'. So bituminoid simply means 'like bitumen', which is why we use it for materials that are tar-like or have bitumen qualities.