crude

Meaning

Synonyms

vulga

coarsely ground

home-bred

large-grained

montan wax

rough-cut

tar oil

crude benzol

crude benzene

crude geraniol

crude tar oil

crude naphthenic acid

crude montan wax

non-permanent

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɹuːd/
Etymology

From Middle English crude, borrowed from Latin crūdus (“raw, bloody, uncooked, undigested, crude”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“raw meat, fresh blood”). Cognate with Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”). More at raw.

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