a crude oil that is characterized by a low API gravity and a low yield of lubricating oils having a low pour point and a low viscosity index (compared to paraffin-base oils). It is often called asphalt-base oil because the residue from its distillation contains asphaltic materials but little or no paraffin wax.

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