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Definition of Crudes
1. crude [n] - See also: crude
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crudes
Literary usage of Crudes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Lubricants from the Standpoint of the Consumer by Luther Bynum Lockhart (1918)
"The so-called western oils are made from crudes which contain little paraffin.
... Most of the California crudes, and much of the Oklahoma and Texas crudes ..."
2. The Practice of Lubrication: An Engineering Treatise on the Origin, Nature by Thomas Christian Thomsen (1920)
"Most petroleum crudes are very complicated in character, and it is difficult to
... Petroleum crudes are, however, referred to as Paraffin Base crudes, ..."
3. Gasoline and Other Motor Fuels by Carleton Ellis, Joseph V. Meigs (1921)
"... always possesses a higher unsaturated value than that which is produced by
the straight distillation of the paraffin and semi-paraffin crudes. ..."
4. The Handbook of Industrial Oil Engineering: A Reference Book of Data by John Rome Battle (1920)
"GULF crudes.—These crudes are produced in the States of Texas and Louisiana. ...
The base of Gulf crudes is asphalt, and the finished oils made from it are ..."
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