English Explanatory Dictionary

oil shale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sedimentary rock containing kerogen from which petroleum-like shale oil can be produced by pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution.

Word forms

oil shale oil shales

Synonyms

kerogen shale

Related words

shale oil
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