Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A corrosive fuming solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid.
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- noun inorganic chemistry A solution of
sulfur trioxide insulfuric acid .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Associated Press reports that last Saturday, October 12th, at 5 pm the plant experienced a leakage of a substance called oleum that overflowed a tank and instantly evaporated.
AboutMyPlanet.com 2008
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A material called oleum, similar to sulfuric acid, leaked from a tank at the Indspec Chemical Corp. plant on Saturday and evaporated into a toxic cloud, said plant manager Dave Dorko.
Free Internet Press 2008
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The leak involved the chemical oleum, which is similar to sulfuric acid.
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A material called oleum, similar to sulfuric acid, leaked from a tank at the Indspec Chemical Corp. plant in Petrolia, said plant manager Dave Dorko.
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A material called oleum, similar to sulfuric acid, leaked from a tank at the Indspec Chemical Corp. plant in Petrolia, plant manager Dave Dorko said.
The Altoona Mirror 2008
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Material called oleum, like sulfuric acid, leaked at the Indspec Chemical Corp.
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Sulfuric acid is usually prepared as the acid precursor oleum, a byproduct of sulfur removal from fuels.
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Si autem aliqua soror infirmatur in tantum. quod eam inungi oporteat. tunc sacerdos ... oleum sacre unccionis deferat; et una sorore crucem portante. precedentibus duabus cum cereis. ad infirmariam uadat. et totus conuenteus eum processionaliter antecedat.
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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The Middle East's biggest economy is still heavily reliant on its petr oleum sector, which is estimated to account for as much as 90% of export earnings, 80% of budget revenues and 45% of gross domestic product.
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From the seventh century onward, the Byzantines had made use of oleum incendiarum—Greek fire.
The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008
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