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View synonyms for crude oil

crude oil

noun

  1. petroleum as it comes from the ground, before refining.

crude oil

noun

  1. petroleum before it has been refined

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

crude oil

  1. Unrefined petroleum.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of crude oil1

First recorded in 1860–65

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