Petroleum distillates: Resulting chemical distillates from crude oil processing. Distillate products include gasoline, kerosene, solvent naphthas, jet fuel, diesel oil, light fuel oil, lubricating oils, motor oils, heavy fuel oils, tars, and asphalt. (source: Applied Toxicology of the Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Princeton Scientific Publichers, 1984.) Many other chemicals and compounds are ultimately derived from the building blocks of petrochemicals, but are not true distillates. Some examples of this are plastics, polymers, alcohols, synthetic rubber, nylon, and more.