oil sand

See also: oilsand

English

Noun

oil sand (countable and uncountable, plural oil sands)

A relatively loose sandstone, or porous carbonate rock, impregnated with bitumen.

Synonyms

bituminous sand, tar sand

Translations

relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen

Finnish: öljyhiekka (fi)
Irish: gaineamh ola m, gaineamh tarra m, tarraghaineamh m
Italian: sabbia bituminosa f

Polish: piasek roponośny m
Russian: нефтеносный песок (neftenosnyj pesok)
Swedish: oljesand c

Anagrams

Islando-, Ladinos, andisol, ladinos, osladin, snoidal

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