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  1. Term originally applied to naturally
  2. occurring liquid hydrocarbons, now used for
  3. the mixtures of hydrocarbons obtained by
  4. destructive distillation of petroleum, coal
  5. tar, and shale oil. It is raw material for
  6. the petrochemical and plastics industries.
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