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51crude oil — crude′ oil′ n. chem. petroleum as it comes from the ground, before refining …
52Crude oil assay — A crude oil assay is essentially the chemical evaluation of crude oil feedstocks by petroleum testing laboratories. Each crude oil type has unique molecular, chemical characteristics. No crude oil type is identical and there are crucial… …
53Crude Dude Comix — Infobox Webcomic title = Crude Dude Comix caption = author = Jose Cabriel Angeles url = http://www.crudedude.100megs32.com/ status = began = 2003 ended = genre = ratings = Crude Dude Comix first appeared in 2003 and is a self published… …
54Crude lysate — A crude lysate is the solution produced when cells are destroyed by disrupting their cell membranes, often with detergent or other chaotropic agent, in a process known as cytolysis. This releases the contents within the cell. Crude cell lysates… …
55Crude Oil — Oil produced from a reservoir after any associated gas has been removed. ► See also Brent, WTI. * * * crude oil UK US noun [U] (also crude) ► NATURAL RESOURCES oil in a natural state that has not yet been treated: »The plant processes… …
56Crude oil — A mixture of hydrocarbons that exists in liquid phase in natural underground reservoirs and remains liquid at atmospheric pressure after passing through surface separating facilities. Depending upon the characteristics of the crude stream, it… …
57Crude oil acquisitions — (unfinished oil acquisitions) The volume of crude oil either: • acquired by the respondent for processing for his own account in accordance with accounting procedures generally accepted and consistently and historically applied by the refiner …
58Crude oil, refinery receipts — Receipts of domestic and foreign crude oil at a refinery. Includes all crude oil in transit except crude oil in transit by pipeline. Foreign crude oil is reported as a receipt only after entry through customs. Crude oil of foreign origin held… …
59Crude oil engine — The crude oil engine is a type of internal combustion engine similar to the hot bulb engine. A crude oil engine could be driven by all sorts of oils such as engine waste oil and vegetable oils. Even peanut oil and butter could be used as fuel if… …
60crude oil — petroleum as it comes from the ground, before refining. Also called crude, crude petroleum. [1860 65] * * * ▪ petroleum product mixture of comparatively volatile liquid hydrocarbons (compounds composed mainly of hydrogen and carbon with… …
