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shale oil
A crude oil obtained from bituminous shales, esp. in Scotland, by submitting them to destructive distillation in special retorts.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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