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oil sand

oil sand noun: a relatively loose sandstone, or porous carbonate rock, impregnated with bitumen.

Noun

oil sand (countable and uncountable, plural oil sands)

  1. A relatively loose sandstone, or porous carbonate rock, impregnated with bitumen.

oil sand meaning in Tamil, Thai and Vietnamese

oil sand in Tamil

எண்ணெய் மணல்

oil sand in Thai

relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
ทรายน้ำมัน

oil sand in Vietnamese

relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
cát dầu

Synonyms of oil sand

Forms of oil sand

pluraloil sands

Questions about oil sand

What does oil sand mean?
Oil sand means a relatively loose sandstone, or porous carbonate rock, impregnated with bitumen.
What is oil sand in Tamil?
Oil sand in Tamil is எண்ணெய் மணல். See Oil sand meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is oil sand?
Oil sand is a noun.
What is the plural of oil sand?
The plural of oil sand is oil sands.

Words near oil sand in the dictionary

  1. oil reservoir
  2. oil reservoirs
  3. oil rig
  4. oil rigs
  5. Oil Rivers
  6. oil sand
  7. oil sands
  8. oil shale
  9. oil shales
  10. oil slick
  11. oil slicks

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