crude oil en · NOUN
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Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Unrefined oil; as it is found underground, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
Further west, in Pembrokeshire, the Esso Petroleum Co. refinery at Milford Haven, opened last November, is designed to berth the world's largest tankers and to process, initially, 4,500,000 tons of crude oil a year.
1961 August, “New traffic flows in South Wales”, in Trains Illustrated, page 494:A common feedstock, crude oil, is refined into commodities such as gasoline, diesel and propane.
2026 August 3, Lydia DePillis, “What Are Companies Getting for All That A.I. Spending?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crude oils | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
fossil oil · petroleum · rock oil · crude
Translations (46)
fa نفت خام (unrefined oil) · fr pétrole brut (unrefined oil) · hu nyersolaj (unrefined oil) · pt petróleo bruto (unrefined oil) · ka დაუმუშავებელი ნავთობი (unrefined oil) · fi raakaöljy (unrefined oil) · ga amhola (unrefined oil) · cmn 原油 (unrefined oil) · ro țiței neprelucrat (unrefined oil) · te ముడి చమురు (unrefined oil) · nn råolje (unrefined oil) · pt petróleo cru (unrefined oil) · ar نَفْطٌ خَامٌ (unrefined oil) · uk неочищена нафта (unrefined oil) · ca cru (unrefined oil) · ka ნედლი ნავთობი (unrefined oil) · ja 原油 (unrefined oil) · pl ropa (unrefined oil) · de Erdöl (unrefined oil) · ko 원유 (unrefined oil) · pt crude (unrefined oil) · ru неочищенная нефть (unrefined oil) · nl aardolie (unrefined oil) · mk непрочи́стена на́фта (unrefined oil) · is hráolía (unrefined oil) · de Rohöl (unrefined oil) · nb råolje (unrefined oil) · uk сира нафта (unrefined oil) · es crudo (unrefined oil) · tl krudo (unrefined oil) · mi hinu urutapu (unrefined oil) · tr ham petrol (unrefined oil) · eo nafto (unrefined oil) · fy ierdoalje (unrefined oil) · ka გაუწმენდავი ნავთობი (unrefined oil) · ru сырая нефть (unrefined oil) · sv råolja (unrefined oil) · nl ruwe olie (unrefined oil) · id minyak mentah (unrefined oil) · sw mafuta ghafi (unrefined oil) · it greggio (unrefined oil) · mk су́рова на́фта (unrefined oil) · da råolie (unrefined oil) · el αργό πετρέλαιο (unrefined oil) · bg суров петрол (unrefined oil) · tr yer yağı (unrefined oil)