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petroleum

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
17
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/pəˈtɹoʊliəm/

Definition of petroleum

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface.
    “petroleum-based products”
    “Coal and petroleum do not occur hap-hazard in nature, but the aggregate occurrence of each product in any region forms a definite, limited horizon, which, in its continuance, is independent of the bedding plane.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface.
    “petroleum-based products”
    “Coal and petroleum do not occur hap-hazard in nature, but the aggregate occurrence of each product in any region forms a definite, limited horizon, which, in its continuance, is independent of the bedding plane.”

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  1. A place in the United States:
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A place in the United States:

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin petroleum. Doublet of petrol.

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