residual oil

residual oil

noun

Definition of RESIDUAL OIL

: fuel oil that remains after the removal of valuable distillates (as gasoline) from petroleum and that is used especially by industry —called also resid

First Known Use of RESIDUAL OIL

circa 1948

Rhymes with RESIDUAL OIL

canola oil, coconut oil, cod-liver oil, cottonseed oil, essential oil, induction coil, sandalwood oil, sesame oil, tropical oil, vegetable oil, volatile oil, water milfoil