noun
- crude oil; unrefined petroleum
Usage: industry term; plural form
Examples
- The refinery processes various types of crudes from different regions.
- Light crudes are easier to refine than heavy crudes.
- The company imports crudes from the Middle East.
- Prices for crudes fluctuated throughout the trading day.
- The pipeline transports crudes to coastal refineries.
- Different crudes have varying sulfur content levels.