Definition of straight-run
1
: involving or produced in the course of petroleum refining by fractionation essentially without cracking or other pyrolytic change
straight-run distillation straight-run gasoline
2
of chicks
: sold as hatched
specifically
: not sexed
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“Straight-run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straight-run. Accessed 3 Jul. 2022.
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