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Oil shale Moderate

Oil shale has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

shale from which oil can be obtained by heating

2

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

See Also
shale oil pyrolysis sedimentary rock like kerogen bituminosulfonate light tight oil produce
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shale
Rhyming Words
ale gale dale bale pale tale cale kale hale sale nale yale vale zale rale swale orale teale peale whale
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