# dinosaur juice

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any liquid (gasoline, diesel, mineral oil etc.) derived from fossil fuels (especially petroleum), commonly used in vehicles as fuel or lubricant.

## Etymology
From a humorous association of the term fossil fuel with dinosaurs. This is technically incorrect, since petroleum is derived primarily from fossilized zooplankton and algae.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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