petroleum coke

noun

A substance, mostly carbon, that is a byproduct of oil refining; used as a fuel or in many industrial applications.

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Meanings

nounpetroleum coke (countable and uncountable, plural petroleum cokes)

plural petroleum cokes

  1. countableuncountableA substance, mostly carbon, that is a byproduct of oil refining; used as a fuel or in many industrial applications.
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