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SHALE OIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shale oil mean?
• SHALE OIL (noun)
The noun SHALE OIL has 1 sense:
1. oil extracted from oil shale by heating
Familiarity information: SHALE OIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Oil extracted from oil shale by heating
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("shale oil" is a kind of...):
oil (a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water)
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