rock oiln.

Brit.

/ˈrɒk ɔɪl/, U.S.

/ˈrɑk ˌɔɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; ultimately modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: rock n.¹, oil n.¹

Etymology: < rock n.¹ + oil n.¹, ultimately after post-classical Latin petroleum petroleum n. Compare German Steinöl (early 16th cent.), early modern Danish, Danish stenolie , Swedish stenolja (1639), all now historical, which likewise show calques on the Latin word. Compare earlier petroleum n. and later stone-oil n. at stone n. Compounds 2a.

Now chiefly historical.

Petroleum, crude oil.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > hydrocarbon minerals > [noun] > oil > naphtha

naphtha1543

neftec1575

oil of the rock1653

rock oil1668

Burmese naphtha1858

1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 236 Rock oil, or Petroleum.

1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs II. iv. 384 The hard Bitumens that we sell, are the Yellow Amber..; The Liquid are Naphtha of Italy, and the Petroleum, or Rock Oil.

1775 tr. Valuable Secrets Arts & Trades 42 Put a little petroly or rock-oil with varnish.

1799 tr. Laboratory (ed. 6) I. i. 41 Mealed powder..mixed with rock-oil, or petroleum oil.

1803 F. W. Blagdon tr. P. S. Pallas Trav. Southern Provinces Russ. Empire II. 282 In the same country are springs, having inspissated rock-oil [Ger. Bergöle] on their surface.

1856 Orr's Circle Sci., Pract. Chem. 482 An oil matter called rock-oil oozes out of the ground.

1883 Cent. Mag. July 325/2 Yet the value of rock oil for illuminating purposes was known long before.

1974 Times 13 May 19/5 President Nixon's Project Independence sees the unlocking of these vast amounts of rock oil as part of the answer to lessening the country's dependence on imported energy.

2005 Internat. Jrnl. Afr. Hist. Stud. 38 372 This..source of light before kerosene and lubrication before rock oil or petroleum was massively available.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rock oil
释义	rock oiln. Brit. /ˈrɒk ɔɪl/, U.S. /ˈrɑk ˌɔɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; ultimately modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: rock n.¹, oil n.¹ Etymology: < rock n.¹ + oil n.¹, ultimately after post-classical Latin petroleum petroleum n. Compare German Steinöl (early 16th cent.), early modern Danish, Danish stenolie , Swedish stenolja (1639), all now historical, which likewise show calques on the Latin word. Compare earlier petroleum n. and later stone-oil n. at stone n. Compounds 2a. Now chiefly historical. Petroleum, crude oil. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > hydrocarbon minerals > [noun] > oil > naphtha naphtha1543 neftec1575 oil of the rock1653 rock oil1668 Burmese naphtha1858 1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 236 Rock oil, or Petroleum. 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs II. iv. 384 The hard Bitumens that we sell, are the Yellow Amber..; The Liquid are Naphtha of Italy, and the Petroleum, or Rock Oil. 1775 tr. Valuable Secrets Arts & Trades 42 Put a little petroly or rock-oil with varnish. 1799 tr. Laboratory (ed. 6) I. i. 41 Mealed powder..mixed with rock-oil, or petroleum oil. 1803 F. W. Blagdon tr. P. S. Pallas Trav. Southern Provinces Russ. Empire II. 282 In the same country are springs, having inspissated rock-oil [Ger. Bergöle] on their surface. 1856 Orr's Circle Sci., Pract. Chem. 482 An oil matter called rock-oil oozes out of the ground. 1883 Cent. Mag. July 325/2 Yet the value of rock oil for illuminating purposes was known long before. 1974 Times 13 May 19/5 President Nixon's Project Independence sees the unlocking of these vast amounts of rock oil as part of the answer to lessening the country's dependence on imported energy. 2005 Internat. Jrnl. Afr. Hist. Stud. 38 372 This..source of light before kerosene and lubrication before rock oil or petroleum was massively available. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1668
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