Definition of "crude-oil" [crude-oil]

• Attributive form of crude oil, noun. (adjective)

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• "Moreover, the loss of Libyan exports has led to a global shortage of light, sweet crude-oil, which is high quality and prized by refiners, Mr. Wittner said."
• "Calvin Lee , who tracks the Chinese oil market for data provider Platts, said if there are fewer orders from developed countries for Chinese goods, that could lead to a further drop in Chinese crude-oil demand, which Platts had already estimated at a 10-month low in August, though he said Chinese demand could also rise due to upcoming holidays."
• "Trading in crude-oil futures on Nymex was less than half its normal level, as was trading in raw sugar on IntercontinentalExchange Inc."