(of light hydrocarbons)

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• light mineral oil — [NF] light white mineral oil a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained from petrolatum, with a specific gravity of 0.818–0.880; used similarly to mineral oil. Called also light liquid paraffin and light liquid petrolatum …   Medical dictionary

• light oil — noun 1. : an oil of low specific gravity or relatively low boiling point (as below about 200° C): as a. : a flammable product obtained by the distillation of coal tar and containing aromatic hydrocarbons, phenols, and pyridine b. : a somewhat… …   Useful english dictionary

• light ends — The lower boiling components of a mixture of hydrocarbons …   Petroleum refining glossary

• Carbon light — Carbon Car bon (k[aum]r b[o^]n), n. [F. carbone, fr. L. carbo coal; cf. Skr. [,c]r[=a] to cook.] (Chem.) 1. An elementary substance, not metallic in its nature, which is present in all organic compounds. Atomic weight 11.97. Symbol C. it is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wax light — Wax Wax, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs, OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ. vosk .] [1913 Webster] 1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• petroleum refining — Introduction  conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha       The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… …   Universalium

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• Oil refinery — Anacortes Refinery (Tesoro), on the north end of March Point southeast of Anacortes, Washington An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products,… …   Wikipedia