单词 | middle distillate |
释义 | > as lemmasmiddle distillate middle distillate n. Oil Industry a petroleum fraction that comes off at intermediate temperatures (about 180° to 340°C) in fractional distillation, from which are obtained paraffin, diesel oil, and heating oil. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > hydrocarbons > [noun] > petroleum varieties petroleum oil1799 petroleum spirit1868 middle distillate1951 1951 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 65 218 By subjecting the middle distillates—kerosene and gas oil—to high pressures and temperatures, the refiner could now convert them by this process into gasoline, residual oil, and refinery gas. 1956 Nature 10 Mar. 460/1 Prof. Morton's research work has been concerned with the constitution of petroleum, [and] with methods of separation of hydrocarbons, particularly in the middle-distillate boiling range. 1973 People's Jrnl. 15 Dec. (Inverness & Northern Counties ed.) 1/1 The nature of North-Sea crude oil is more suited to what we call ‘middle distillates’. 1999 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 5 Nov. 74/3 Fifty percent of the refinery's output is gasoline. About 35 percent of the overall output consists of ‘middle distillates’—diesel oil, heating oil, jet fuel. < as lemmas |
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