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Exxon

Exxon proper noun: a trade name of ExxonMobil, primarily used in the United States of America.

Proper noun

Exxon

  1. A trade name of ExxonMobil, primarily used in the United States of America.
  2. A former petrochemical company, now part of ExxonMobil.

Origin of Exxon

Variant of the originally proposed Exon (in keeping with the four-letter format of Enco and Esso), to avoid having the name of J. James Exon, governor of Nebraska, which might have suggested a conflict of interest.

Questions about Exxon

What does Exxon mean?
Exxon means a trade name of ExxonMobil, primarily used in the United States of America.
What part of speech is Exxon?
Exxon is a proper noun.

Words near Exxon in the dictionary

  1. EXW
  2. exwife
  3. exwives
  4. exworker
  5. exx
  6. Exxon
  7. exxy
  8. exy
  9. exzodiacal
  10. exæresis
  11. ey

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