kerogen
noun
ker·o·gen
ˈker-ə-jən 
ˈke-rə-
: bituminous material occurring in shale and yielding oil when heated
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Such a macromolecule might potentially look something like kerogen, Eigenbrode said — a substance that’s found in coal and black shale and meteorites.
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Amina Khan, latimes.com, 8 June 2018
The molecules could have come from something like kerogen, a component of fossil fuel that is found in coal and oil shale.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 7 June 2018
Earth's kerogen was formed when geologic forces compressed the ancient remains of algae and similar critters.
—Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 7 June 2018
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Amina Khan, latimes.com, 8 June 2018
The molecules could have come from something like kerogen, a component of fossil fuel that is found in coal and oil shale.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 7 June 2018
Earth's kerogen was formed when geologic forces compressed the ancient remains of algae and similar critters.
—Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 7 June 2018
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“Kerogen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kerogen. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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