natural gas liquid
Oil Industry
noun
Any of various gaseous hydrocarbons occurring in natural gas that are readily liquefied by compression for transport or storage (such as propane and butane); (also) a volatile liquid hydrocarbon present in natural gas and obtained from it during extraction or processing.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in The American Economic Review.
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