oil sand

See also: oilsand

English

Noun

oil sand (countable and uncountable, plural oil sands)

A relatively loose sandstone, or porous carbonate rock, impregnated with bitumen.

Synonyms

bituminous sand, tar sand

Translations

relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen

Danish: tjæresand n
Finnish: öljyhiekka (fi)
Irish: gaineamh ola m, gaineamh tarra m, tarraghaineamh m
Italian: sabbia bituminosa f
Macedonian: битуме́нски пе́сок m (bituménski pésok), на́фтен пе́сок m (náften pésok)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: oljesand m

Nynorsk: oljesand m
Polish: piasek roponośny m
Russian: нефтеносный песок (neftenosnyj pesok)
Swedish: oljesand c
Thai: ทรายน้ำมัน

Anagrams

Ladinos, andisol, ladinos, osladin, snoidal

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