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Crude

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starknounPlain in appearance; barren, desolate.
vulgarnounDebased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.
bluntnounHaving a thick edge or point; not sharp.
coarseLacking refinement, taste or delicacy.
roughnounNot smooth; uneven.
primitivenounOf or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
rawnoun(cooking) (of food) Not cooked.
unrefinedcrude, raw or unprocessed
grossnoun(of an amount) Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.
indecentNot in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest, or unseemly.
rudeLacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
unskilledOf a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training.
earlynounArriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
earthyDown-to-earth, not artificial, natural.
unprocessedNot processed.
crude oilnounUnrefined oil; as it is found underground, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
coal oilnoun(Appalachia) kerosene or any unspecified lower grade derivative of crude petroleum.
rock oilnoun(obsolete) Petroleum
unanalyzedNot analyzed; not tested or scrutinized.
fossil oilnouncrude oil
petroleumnounA flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface.

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refinednoun(of processes) Developed, improved.
processedModified through manufacture such as refinement or food processing.

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WordDefinition
unrefinedcrude, raw or unprocessed
roughnounNot smooth; uneven.
coarseLacking refinement, taste or delicacy.
grossnoun(of an amount) Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.
bluntnounHaving a thick edge or point; not sharp.
vulgarnounDebased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.
indecentNot in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest, or unseemly.
rudeLacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
starknounPlain in appearance; barren, desolate.
unskilledOf a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training.
unconditionalnounAbsolute; without conditions, limitations, reservations or qualifications.
unanalyzedNot analyzed; not tested or scrutinized.
rawnoun(cooking) (of food) Not cooked.
unprocessedNot processed.
primitivenounOf or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
earlynounArriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
fossil oilnouncrude oil
earthyDown-to-earth, not artificial, natural.
rock oilnoun(obsolete) Petroleum
coal oilnoun(Appalachia) kerosene or any unspecified lower grade derivative of crude petroleum.

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