synthetic crude oil

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synthetic crude oil [sin¦thed·ik ¦krüd ′ȯil]

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A complex mixture of hydrocarbons that are somewhat similar to petroleum and are obtained from coal, synthesis gas, or oil shale and tar sands. Also known as syncrude.

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No references found			The waterfowl died after being coated in April 2008 with toxic oil residue from an Alberta mine left behind in the ponds by Syncrude Canada Limited, the world's largest producer of synthetic crude oil from oil sands. Syncrude faces fines for duck deaths by AFP / AFP American Edition The waterfowl died after being coated in April 2008 with toxic oil residue from an Alberta mine left behind in the ponds by Syncrude Canada Limited, the world's largest producer of synthetic crude oil from oil sands. Syncrude faces fines for duck deaths by AFP / AFP Global Edition We are developing the technology to convert associated gas into synthetic crude oil - or Syncrude - at point of production, to create a readily marketable commodity that can be easily transported with the natural crude. Pioneers for savings by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)			syntectic syntectonic Synteliidae syntenic group Syntexidae syntexis synthem Synthesis Synthesis Gas Synthesis of Mechanisms Synthesis, Artistic Synthesis, Chemical synthesize synthesizer Synthesizer Specification Language synthesizer, musical Synthetase synthetic Synthetic Accounting synthetic address Synthetic and Artificial Food Products synthetic aperture Synthetic aperture radar synthetic chromosome synthetic crude synthetic crude oil Synthetic Crystal synthetic data synthetic detergent synthetic division synthetic elements synthetic fiber Synthetic Fibers Synthetic Form synthetic fuel synthetic fur synthetic gem synthetic graphite Synthetic Language Synthetic Liquid Fuel synthetic lubricant synthetic mica Synthetic Oil synthetic paint synthetic quartz Synthetic Resin Synthetic Rubber synthetic rubber-base paint synthetic silica Synthetic Silicate synthetic stone			Synthetic Atrial Natriuretic Factor Synthetic Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Synthetic Based Mud Synthetic Bathymetric Profiling System Synthetic Battle Bridge Synthetic Battlefield Synthetic Battlespace Environment Synthetic Biologics Business Unit Synthetic biology Synthetic blood Synthetic Blood International synthetic call Synthetic Calls Synthetic chemical Synthetic chemistry Synthetic chemistry synthetic chromosome Synthetic Collateralized Debt Obligation Synthetic Collateralized Debt Obligations synthetic colostrum synthetic colostrum synthetic colostrum Synthetic compound Synthetic convertible Synthetic Convertibles Synthetic corticosteroid Synthetic corticosteroid Synthetic corticosteroid Synthetic crude synthetic crude oil Synthetic Crystal synthetic cubism synthetic cubism synthetic data Synthetic Detergent Synthetic Detergent Synthetic Detergent Synthetic Detergent synthetic division synthetic division synthetic division synthetic dye synthetic dye synthetic dye synthetic dye Synthetic dyes Synthetic dyes Synthetic dyes Synthetic dyes Synthetic element Synthetic elements Synthetic Engine Oil Synthetic Environment Synthetic Environment Based Acquisition Synthetic Environment Data Representation & Interchange Specification Synthetic Environment Evaluation - Inspection Tool Synthetic Environment Exercise Synthetic Environment for Analysis and Simulation Synthetic Environment Integrated Product Team Synthetic Environment Operational Testing

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