oil shale
Noun

oil shale (uncountable)

  1. a sedimentary rock containing kerogen from which petroleum-like shale oil can be produced by pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution.
Synonyms
  • kerogen shale
Related terms Translations
  • German: Ölschiefer
  • Italian: scisto bituminoso
  • Russian: горю́чий сла́нец



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