rock oil
rock oil · rock oils
олія, масло, нафта
масло, нефть, растительное масло
Öl, Erdöl, Petroleum
NaphthaNaphtha (liquid petroleum).
Meaning
2 senses(countable, dated, uncountable)Naphtha (liquid petroleum).
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Petroleum
More definitions
- a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
Origin
From rock + oil, a literal rendering of Latin petroleum (literally “rock oil”).From rock + oil, a literal rendering of Latin petroleum (literally “rock oil”).
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Forms
plural: rock oilsSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons:petroleumcrude oilcrudefossil oiloil
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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