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HEATING OIL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A petroleum product used for fuel

Synonyms:

fuel oil; heating oil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("heating oil" is a kind of...):

fuel (a substance that can be consumed to produce energy)

oil (a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "heating oil"):

gas oil (an oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and viscosity)

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