residual oil

Other forms: residual oils

Definitions of residual oil
  1. noun
    oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled
    synonyms: resid
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    type of:
    crude, crude oil, fossil oil, oil, petroleum, rock oil
    a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
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