fog oil

noun

Petroleum based oil specially blended to produce a dense, efficient, screening smoke when vaporized and recondensed at atmospheric temperatures. Officially, fog oil is standard grade fuel number 2 (SGF2).

Meanings

nounfog oil (usually uncountable, plural fog oils)

plural fog oils

  1. uncountableusuallygovernmentPetroleum based oil specially blended to produce a dense, efficient, screening smoke when vaporized and recondensed at atmospheric temperatures. Officially, fog oil is standard grade fuel number 2 (SGF2).
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APA

fog oil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fog%20oil

MLA

“fog oil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fog%20oil. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fog oil,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fog%20oil.

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