Definition of Residual oil

1. Noun. Oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled.

Exact synonyms: Resid
Generic synonyms: Crude, Crude Oil, Fossil Oil, Oil, Petroleum, Rock Oil

Lexicographical Neighbors of Residual Oil

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residual
residual abscess
residual affinity
residual air
residual capacity
residual clay
residual cleft
residual cyst
residual error
residual inhibition
residual inhibitor
residual lumen
residual oil (current term)
residual ovary syndrome
residual ridge
residual risk
residual schizophrenia
residual soil
residual urine
residual volume
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residuals
residuary
residuary estate
residuary estates
residuated
residuation

Literary usage of Residual oil

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"When the evolution of vapors slackens, te, after about 36-48 hrs., the residual oil is cooled and treated with H:SOt or steam to remove the ..."

2. Asphalts and Allied Substances: Their Occurrence, Modes of Production, Uses by Herbert Abraham (1920)
"The following terms are used synonymously with residual oil, viz.: asphaltum oil, liquid asphalt, black oil, flux oil, petroleum tailings and sometimes also ..."

3. American Druggist (1884)
"The residual oil was very dark-colored, more liquid than the bergamot, ... The residual oil amounted to quite one-half the original oil ; it was very ..."

4. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1886)
"The residual oil was very dark colored, more liquid than the bergamot, ... The residual oil amounted to quite one-half the original oil; it was very dark ..."

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