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Definitions for oil shale

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

oil′ shale`(n.)

  1. a black or dark-brown shale or siltstone rich in bitumens, from which shale oil is obtained.

    Category: Geology

Origin of oil shale:

1870–75

Princeton's WordNet

  1. oil shale(noun)

    shale from which oil can be obtained by heating

Wiktionary

  1. oil shale(Noun)

    a dark-brown or black shale, from which petroleum-like hydrocarbons can be produced by distillation

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