an oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and viscosity
- a medium distillate oil, used to produce diesel fuel and to burn in central heating systems
is the term for hydrocarbon fractions in a boiling range of 200-360°C Its use to designate diesel fuels is no longer common
General term describing any distillable refinery stream boiling above about 350° F Diesel, turbine, and jet fuels are blended from gas oils Higher boiling gas oils are called heavy