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单词 Orimulsion
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Definition of Orimulsion in English:

Orimulsion

noun ˌɒrɪˈmʌlʃ(ə)nˌôrəˈməlSH(ə)n
mass nountrademark in US

  • A fuel consisting of an emulsion of bitumen in water.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The facility closed with the loss of hundreds of jobs after a bid to burn the controversial fuel Orimulsion at the plant failed.
    • Orimulsion is a bitumen and water mixture mined in Venezuela.
    • Orimulsion, a bitumen-in-water emulsified fuel produced in Venezuela, has shown increased use throughout the world as a replacement for heavy fuel oil

Origin

1980s: blend of Orinoco (the name of an oil belt in Venezuela, where the bitumen was originally extracted) and emulsion.

 
 

Definition of Orimulsion in US English:

Orimulsion

nounˌôrəˈməlSH(ə)n
trademark in US

  • A fuel consisting of an emulsion of bitumen in water.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Orimulsion, a bitumen-in-water emulsified fuel produced in Venezuela, has shown increased use throughout the world as a replacement for heavy fuel oil
    • The facility closed with the loss of hundreds of jobs after a bid to burn the controversial fuel Orimulsion at the plant failed.
    • Orimulsion is a bitumen and water mixture mined in Venezuela.

Origin

1980s: blend of Orinoco (the name of an oil belt in Venezuela, where the bitumen was originally extracted) and emulsion.

 
 
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