natural gas liquid

noun

hydrocarbons heavier than methane harvested from natural gas wells, generally, ethane, propane, butanes, pentanes.

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NGL
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Meanings

nounnatural gas liquid (plural natural gas liquids)

plural natural gas liquids

  1. hydrocarbons heavier than methane harvested from natural gas wells, generally, ethane, propane, butanes, pentanes.

    Synonyms: NGL

Synonyms & antonyms

nounhydrocarbons heavier than methane harvested from natural gas wells, generally, ethane, propane, butanes, pentanes.

Similar
NGL

Origin

From natural gas + liquid.

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natural gas liquid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/natural%20gas%20liquid

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “natural gas liquid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/natural%20gas%20liquid.

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