Usually means: Organic matter precursor to hydrocarbons.
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  3. kerogen: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  7. kerogen: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. kerogen: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. kerogen: Dictionary.com
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Definitions from Wiktionary (kerogen)

▸ noun:  any organic matter present in a sedimentary rock that is insoluble in organic solvents; the precursor of oil and natural gas

Similar:
oil shale, pyrobitumen, inertinite, protolith, bituminous sand, acaustobiolith, tarcrete, oil sand, earth oil, petroleum, more...

Types:
bitumen, asphalt, petroleum, more...

Phrases:
kerogen shales, more...

Adjectives:
amorphous, solid, organic, residual, humic, prone, original, insoluble, sapropelic, rich, terrestrial

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Similar:
oil shale, pyrobitumen, inertinite, protolith, bituminous sand, acaustobiolith, tarcrete, oil sand, earth oil, petroleum, more...

Types:
bitumen, asphalt, petroleum, more...

Phrases:
kerogen shales, more...

Adjectives:
amorphous, solid, organic, residual, humic, prone, original, insoluble, sapropelic, rich, terrestrial



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