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Definition of Shale oil
1. Noun. Oil extracted from oil shale by heating.
Definition of Shale oil
1. Noun. a crude oil, containing hydrocarbons, obtained by the distillation of oil shale ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shale Oil
Literary usage of Shale oil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"A full account of the Scotch shale-oil industry, as the most important and typical,
will be given later, the corresponding industries in other countries and ..."
2. The American Petroleum Industry by Raymond Foss Bacon, William Allen Hamor (1916)
"SHALE-OIL INDUSTRIES OF OTHER COUNTRIES The oil-shales in the Wolgan and Capertee
valleys, New South Wales, Australia, have been developed by the ..."
3. The American Petroleum Industry by Raymond Foss Bacon, William Allen Hamor (1916)
"SHALE-OIL INDUSTRIES OF OTHER COUNTRIES The oil-shales in the Wolgan and Capertee
valleys, New South Wales, Australia, have been developed by the ..."
4. Opportunity 2000: Creative Affirmative Action Strategies for a Changing (1988)
"Because the kerogen already contains hydrogen, a liquid shale oil can be ...
Liquid shale oil flows to the bottom of the cavern and is pumped to the surface ..."
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