| coal oil n. See kerosene. |
coal oil
n
1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) US and Canadian petroleum or a refined product from petroleum, esp kerosene
2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a crude oil produced, together with coal gas, during the distillation of bituminous coal
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| Noun | 1. |  coal oil - a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heatersfuel - a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft" hydrocarbon - an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen paraffin oil, paraffin - (British usage) kerosine |
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