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Mobil

Mobil proper noun: a brand name associated with an Anglo-American oil company (of the same name) which merged with Exxon to form ExxonMobil.

Proper noun

Mobil

  1. A brand name associated with an Anglo-American oil company (of the same name) which merged with Exxon to form ExxonMobil.

Origin of Mobil

From Mobiloil brand of automobile lubricating oil introduced by Vacuum Oil Company in 1904, synchronically clipping of automobile.

Questions about Mobil

What does Mobil mean?
Mobil means a brand name associated with an Anglo-American oil company (of the same name) which merged with Exxon to form ExxonMobil.
What part of speech is Mobil?
Mobil is a proper noun.

Words near Mobil in the dictionary

  1. mobie
  2. mobies
  3. mobik
  4. mobiki
  5. mobiks
  6. Mobil
  7. mobile
  8. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
  9. Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals
  10. mobile billboard
  11. mobile billboards

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