Meaning & use
Resid
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In the petroleum industry, the heavy residual material left over after crude oil has been distilled.
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The refinery processes the resid further to extract additional fuel products.
Prices for resid fluctuate with demand for heavy fuel oil.
A note on using this word
This is industry jargon, a shortened form of 'residuum' or 'residual,' rarely seen outside refining and energy trade publications.
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residuumresidual oil
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