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Definition of Oil-bearing
1. Adjective. Containing oil. "Oil-bearing shale"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oil-bearing
Literary usage of Oil-bearing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1907)
"... proves that the burning has taken place deep down within the oil-bearing
formation, as well as at the surface where it has been more commonly found. ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1871)
"THE oil-bearing LIMESTONE OF CHICAGO. By T. STERRY HUNT, of Montreal, Canada.
(Abstract.) WHEN, in 1861,1 first published my views on the origin of the ..."
3. Chemical and Geological Essays by Thomas Sterry Hunt (1878)
"This opinion being contrary to that which I had always entertained, I resolved
to submit to examination the well-known oil-bearing limestone of Chicago. ..."
4. Feeds and Feeding: A Hand-book for the Student and Stockman by William Arnon Henry (1910)
"... oil-bearing AND LEGUMINOUS SEEDS, AND THEIR BY-PRODUCTS. I. RICE AND ITS
BY-PRODUCTS. The production of rice is steadily increasing in Louisiana and ..."
5. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1854)
"The oil-bearing Camellia. Identification. Abel's Chin., p. ... The Chinese call
it " the oil-bearing tea plant," as it very closely resembles tea. ..."
6. The Oil Fields of Russia and the Russian Petroleum Industry: A Practical by Arthur Beeby-Thompson (1904)
"Irregular occurrence of oil-bearing beds- Frequent effect of exclusion of ...
Irregular occurrence of oil in oil-bearing sand—Effect on surrounding area of ..."
7. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"oil-bearing PLANTS. Figs. 723-726. By RH True. Under this heading are included
two widely different classes of plant products, which will demand separate ..."
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