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Blend of oil +‎ algae

Noun

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oilgae (uncountable)

  1. (informal) oil-based algal biofuel
    • 2009 July 14, Jad Mouawad, “Exxon to Invest Millions to Make Fuel From Algae”, in New York Times[1]:
      Algal biofuel, sometimes nicknamed oilgae by environmentalists, is a promising technology.

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