ORIMULSION


Meaning of ORIMULSION in English

[ ˌɒrɪ'mʌlʃ(ə)n ]

■ noun trademark a fuel consisting of an emulsion of bitumen in water.

Origin

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

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