English noun: fossil oil | |||
| 1. | fossil oil (substance) a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons | ||
| Synonyms | crude, crude oil, oil, petroleum, rock oil | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fossil fuel, oil | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | resid, residual oil | ||
| Substance holonym | atomic number 6, C, carbon | ||