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Definition 2024
oil_shale
oil shale
English
Noun
oil shale (usually uncountable, plural oil shales)
- a sedimentary rock containing kerogen from which petroleum-like shale oil can be produced by pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution.
Synonyms
- kerogen shale
Related terms
Translations
shale from which hydrocarbons can be produced
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