"light oil" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} light oil (uncountable)
  1. (petrochemistry) The oily product, lighter than water, forming the chief part of the first distillate of coal tar, and consisting largely of benzene and toluene. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Petrochemistry, Petroleum Translations (oily product): 輕油 (Chinese Mandarin), 轻油 (qīngyóu) (Chinese Mandarin), kevytöljy (Finnish)

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