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Definition of Fossil oil
1. Noun. A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
Terms within: Atomic Number 6, C, Carbon
Generic synonyms: Fossil Fuel, Oil
Specialized synonyms: Resid, Residual Oil
Definition of Fossil oil
1. Noun. crude oil ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fossil Oil
Literary usage of Fossil oil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1903)
"... to operate in the fossil oil-fields. It controls 1010 acres in the district,
and intends to purchase other oil-well lands in the neighborhood, ..."
2. Sketches in Crude-oil: Some Accidents and Incidents of the Petroleum by John James McLaurin (1902)
"... noted : "One of the most favorite medicines used by the Indians is Fossil-oil
exuding from the earth, commonly with water * * * This oil is of a brown ..."
3. Petroleum: a History of the Oil Region of Venango County, Pennsylvania: Its by Samuel John Mills Eaton (1866)
""One of the most favorite medicines used by the Indians is the fossil oil (Petroleum)
exuding from the earth, commonly with water. ..."
4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1903)
"Now the question arises, is Damon's Mound a fossil-oil hill, beneath which the
oil once existed but has passed away? If so, why not also the Five Islands, ..."
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