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Word: Kerogen
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: from Greek kēros ‘wax’ + -gen
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɛrədʒ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a complex fossilized organic material, found in oil shale and other sedimentary rock, which is insoluble in common organic solvents and yields petroleum products on distillation.
Short Definition:complex fossilized organic material, found in oil shale and other sedimentary rock
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