English Explanatory Dictionary

rock oil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Naphtha (liquid petroleum).
  2. Petroleum

Word forms

rock oil rock oils rock-oil

Etymology

From rock + oil, a literal rendering of Latin petroleum (literally “rock oil”).

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