Home › Words › B › bituminoidbituminoidbituminoid means resembling bitumen.EtymologyFrom bitumen (using its Latin oblique stem bitumin-) + -oid.adjResembling bitumen.nounA substance or material resembling bitumen.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bituminous 74% match — Of or pertaining to bitumen. vs bituminoid →bituminiferous 72% match — Producing bitumen. vs bituminoid →bituminate 70% match — To treat or impregnate with bitumen. vs bituminoid →bituminize 68% match — to treat with bitumen vs bituminoid →bituminite 67% match — An autochthonous maceral that is a part of the liptinite group in lignite. vs bituminoid →bituminization 66% match — The process of bituminizing. vs bituminoid →asphaltic 66% match — Resembling, containing, or relating to asphalt or bitumen. vs bituminoid →bitumen 64% match — A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch. vs bituminoid →