Exxon

The English word “Exxon” has 2 meanings listed here.

proper noun

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

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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