"rock oil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rock oils [plural], rock-oil [alternative]
Etymology: From rock + oil, a literal rendering of Latin petroleum (literally “rock oil”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|rock|oil}} rock + oil, {{calque|en|la|petroleum|lit=rock oil|notext=1}} Latin petroleum (literally “rock oil”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rock oil (countable and uncountable, plural rock oils)
  1. (dated) Naphtha (liquid petroleum). Tags: countable, dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rock_oil-en-noun-XhruY4B9
  2. (obsolete) Petroleum Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Petroleum
    Sense id: en-rock_oil-en-noun-i6xOBIHd Disambiguation of Petroleum: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84

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