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earth oil

earth oil noun: petroleum.

Noun

earth oil (uncountable)

  1. (India, dated) petroleum
    Synonyms:
    rock oil

Synonyms of earth oil

Origin of earth oil

Calque of a word used in several languages of India. Compare Sinhalese ඛනිජ තෙල් (khanija tel, literally “mineral oil”), Dutch aardolie (literally “earth oil”).

Questions about earth oil

What does earth oil mean?
Earth oil means petroleum.
What part of speech is earth oil?
Earth oil is a noun.

Words near earth oil in the dictionary

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  2. earth mother
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  4. earth moving
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  9. earth pea
  10. earth peas
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