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heavy oil
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heavy oil
n
(Chemistry) a hydrocarbon mixture, heavier than water, distilled from coal tar


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Chapter Four focuses on sorption of heavy oils into carbon materials in the clean-up of oil spills.
The utilisation of mine gas; the development of new technology for increasing the utilisation rate of mine gangue and the application of technology for recovering mine ecology; the exploration for, and exploitation of, non-conventional oil resources, such as oil shale, oil sand, heavy oils and extra heavy oils, were all previously "permitted", are now explicitly "encouraged".
Skincare for sensitive skin requires using gentle cleansers and moisturizers that are free of perfumes, heavy oils and additives.
 
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