rock oil

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rock oil

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

noun rock oils · rock-oil

countable, dated, uncountable Naphtha (liquid petroleum).
countable, obsolete, uncountable Petroleum

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@misc{rock_oil_2026,
  title = {rock oil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rock%20oil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}