"Exxon" meaning in English

See Exxon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Variant of the originally proposed Exon (in keeping with the four-letter format of Enco and Esso), to avoid having the name of J. James Exon, governor of Nebraska, which might have suggested a conflict of interest. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Exxon
  1. A trade name of ExxonMobil, primarily used in the United States of America.
    Sense id: en-Exxon-en-name-j2WEsA4Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. A former petrochemical company, now part of ExxonMobil.
    Sense id: en-Exxon-en-name-tVc1DNHf
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