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词汇 kerogen
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Definition of kerogen in English:

kerogen

noun ˈkɛrədʒ(ə)nˈkerəjən
mass noun
  • A complex fossilized organic material, found in oil shale and other sedimentary rock, which is insoluble in common organic solvents and yields petroleum products on distillation.

    油母岩质

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Remarkably, when these carbon isotopes are traced back in geologic history, the average carbon isotopic composition of seawater and of most of the kerogen was similar to today.
    • Retorting is the process of using heat to decompose the kerogen, converting it into a liquid called shale oil.
    • It should be mentioned that the bulk of reduced carbon on Earth is sediment-bound kerogen, which most probably is of biological origin.
    • These indices are independent of the organic matter abundance and strongly related to the elemental composition of kerogen.
    • The bulk of organic matter in sedimentary rocks is in the form of kerogen: complex polymeric material that is insoluble in inorganic solvents, and difficult to analyse chemically.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Greek kēros 'wax' + -gen.

Definition of kerogen in US English:

kerogen

nounˈkerəjən
  • A complex fossilized organic material, found in oil shale and other sedimentary rock, which is insoluble in common organic solvents and yields petroleum products on distillation.

    油母岩质

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The bulk of organic matter in sedimentary rocks is in the form of kerogen: complex polymeric material that is insoluble in inorganic solvents, and difficult to analyse chemically.
    • It should be mentioned that the bulk of reduced carbon on Earth is sediment-bound kerogen, which most probably is of biological origin.
    • Retorting is the process of using heat to decompose the kerogen, converting it into a liquid called shale oil.
    • Remarkably, when these carbon isotopes are traced back in geologic history, the average carbon isotopic composition of seawater and of most of the kerogen was similar to today.
    • These indices are independent of the organic matter abundance and strongly related to the elemental composition of kerogen.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Greek kēros ‘wax’ + -gen.

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