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Rareshale oil
The correct spelling is shale oil.
How to pronounce shale oil
noun
Say it like: Sha-le -oyl
The correct spelling is shale oil. A synthetic crude oil obtained by the pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution of oil shale.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A synthetic crude oil obtained by the pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution of oil shale.
- 2.A crude oil obtained from low permeability petroleum-bearing formations (shales), known as tight oil.
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