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maaõli

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 04.02.2026

Meanings

informal looduslik maakoores leiduv mitmesugustest süsivesinikest koosnev hrl tume õlijas aine, üks olulisemaid maavarasid
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Usage examples
  • Aserite nafta on üks kvaliteetsemaid maailmas: maaõli on nii puhas, et kõlbab rafineerimata diiselmootorites kasutada.

Terminological databases

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 694902 Last modified 03.09.2015
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Domain petro-chemistry - natural gasorganic chemistry
nafta preferred
petroleum preferred
crude oil
rock oil
oil
maaöljy preferred
  • mitmesugustest süsivesinikest koosnev hrl tume õlijas põlev maavara, töödeldakse vedelkütuseks, määrdeõlideks jt saadusteks
  • a naturally occurring liquid that is found in certain sedimentary rocks and is composed of hydrocarbons formed by the anaerobic decay of organic matter. Petroleum can be refined to produce gasoline, paraffin, and diesel oil.
nafta preferred
Usage examples
  • Olulise keskkonnamõjuga tegevus on: ... 26) merepõhjast või maismaalt ööpäevas üle 500 tonni nafta või üle 500 000 kuupmeetri maagaasi ammutamine; ...
maaõli
petroleum preferred
Usage examples
  • Petroleum is believed to have been formed from the remains of living organisms that were deposited, together with rock particles and biochemical and chemical precipitates, in shallow depressions, chiefly in marine conditions. Under burial and compaction the organic matter went through a series of processes before being transformed into petroleum, which migrated from the source rock to become trapped in large underground reservoirs beneath a layer of impermeable rock. The petroleum often floats above a layer of water and is held under pressure beneath a layer of natural gas.
Good to know
  • In its unrefined form petroleum is known as crude oil (sometimes rock oil).
crude oil
rock oil
oil
pétrole
Erdöl
maaöljy preferred
raakaöljy

Word forms

Inflection Type 17

maaõli maaõlid
maaõli maaõlide
maaõli maaõlisid

Etymology

tõlkelaen
  • maaõli
    • Erdöl

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