residual oil

noun

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

called also resid

Example Sentences

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Once that’s done — the salmon won’t be cooked through just yet — use tongs to transfer it to a plate, leaving any residual oil from the fish in the pan. —G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023

Crude oil prices increased fourfold; job losses mushroomed as factories closed; gasoline was rationed; fights broke out in long gasoline lines; airlines curtailed flights; electricity generation from residual oil was reduced; and fuel allocations for the Defense Department were restricted. —John A. Hill, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022

Once inside the well, the microbes began breaking down the residual oil hydrocarbons in there—dregs that would be unprofitable to extract—to generate hydrogen and CO2. —WIRED, 24 Nov. 2022

Together, these ingredients make for an incredibly calming, extremely effective cleanser that can easily melt away makeup and sunscreen, while also ridding the skin of any residual oil, dirt, or debris. —Rebecca Norris, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2022

Toss grapes in the same bowl used for vegetables and toss gently with residual oil and salt and pepper left in the bowl. —Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Oct. 2021

The pipeline has since been shut-off and with residual oil suctioned out. —Priya Shukla, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2021

Hilcorp was also worried about depressurizing the gas line too much then, and potentially allowing residual oil to escape from the line, Carey said. —Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Apr. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1948, in the meaning defined above