Definitions for coal oil
coal oil

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1. kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil, coal oilnoun

   a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters

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1. coal oilnoun

   kerosene or any unspecified lower grade derivative of crude petroleum

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1. Coal oil

   Coal oil is a shale oil obtained from the destructive distillation of cannel coal, mineral wax, or bituminous shale, once used widely for illumination.Chemically similar to the more refined, petroleum-derived kerosene, it consists mainly of several hydrocarbons of the alkane series, with 10 to 16 carbon atoms in each molecule, with a boiling point of 175 °C to 325 °C (347 °F to 617 °F), higher than gasoline or the petroleum ethers, and lower than the oils. Because kerosene was first derived from cannel coal, classified as terrestrial type of oil shale, it continued to be popularly referred to as "coal oil" even after production shifted to petroleum as a feedstock. Refined hydrocarbons of the alkane series with 10 to 16 carbon atoms are the same thing whether taken from coal or petroleum.

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1. coal oil

   Coal oil, also known as kerosene or paraffin oil, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid that is derived from the distillation of petroleum or coal. It is commonly used as a fuel in jet engines, lamps, heaters, and as a solvent in various industrial applications.

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1. Coal oil

   Coal oil is a term once used for a specific shale oil used for illuminating purposes. Coal oil is obtained from the destructive distillation of cannel coal, mineral wax, and bituminous shale, while kerosene is obtained by the distillation of petroleum. A special type of coal known as cannel coal is required to produce it. Coal oil was first produced in 1850 by James Young on the Union Canal in Scotland. He was the first to patent the process of distilling this cannel coal into coal oil. This industry thrived in Scotland, creating much wealth for Young. It consists mainly of several hydrocarbons of the alkane series, having from 10 to 16 carbon atoms in each molecule, and having a higher boiling point than gasoline or the petroleum ethers, and a lower boiling point than the oils. Early belief that kerosene was produced from coal led to kerosene being popularly referred to as "coal oil." This is a technicality, however, because hydrocarbons of the alkane series, with 10 to 16 carbon atoms, when refined, are the same thing whether taken from coal or petroleum.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of coal oil in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of coal oil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of coal oil in a Sentence

1. Sean Spicer:

   As we hit day 81 in the President's administration, we have done so many great things, including nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice, roll back more regulations than any president in modern times, roll back the Obama-era war on coal, oil and natural gas, restored confidence in the economy.

2. Elon Musk:

   It would be better if we mitigated the effects of global warming and had cleaner air in our cities and were n’t drilling for vast amounts of coal, oil and gas in parts of the world that are problematic and will run out anyway, and if we were a multiplanetary species, that would reduce the possibility of some single event, man-made or natural, taking out civilisation as we know it, as it did the dinosaurs.

3. United Nations:

   The world's energy supply remains dominated by coal, oil and gas, driving emission levels that are inconsistent with climate goals.

4. Elijah Zarlin:

   Any good-faith effort to meet international climate targets necessitates that the vast majority of all remaining coal, oil and natural gas on federal lands must stay in the ground.

5. Yeb Sano:

   What is clear is that the common culprit across the globe is the burning of fossil fuels -- coal, oil and gas -- worsened by the cutting down of our forests, what we need to see is our leaders thinking seriously about our health and the climate by looking at a fair transition out of fossil fuels while telling us clearly the level of our air quality, so that steps can be taken to tackle this health and climate crisis.