What does "exxon" mean?

A trade name of ExxonMobil, primarily used in the United States of America.

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Q: What is a synonym for "exxon"?

Common synonyms include: brand designation, brand name, corporation, energy corporation, marketing brand, oil company.

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Proper Noun

1
A trade name of ExxonMobil, primarily used in the United States of America.
2
A former petrochemical company, now part of ExxonMobil.

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brand designation brand name corporation energy corporation marketing brand oil company

Etymology

Variant of the originally proposed Exon (in keeping with the four-letter format of Enco and Esso), to avoid having the name of J. James Exon, governor of Nebraska, which might have suggested a conflict of interest.

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