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rock oil

noun

Definition of rock oil

: petroleum

Examples of rock oil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Distilling rock oil produced multiple interesting compounds, one of which looked like an ideal illuminant. — Charles R. Morris, WSJ, "‘Energy’ Review: The Path to Power," 21 June 2018

First Known Use of rock oil

1668, in the meaning defined above

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