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petroleum

/pəˈtɹoʊliəm/noun4 syllables

Petroleum means: a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.

Synonyms for petroleum13

noun, as in a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

crude oil, crude, rock oil, fossil oil, oil

also used for petroleum

black gold, dino juice, dino oil, dinosaur juice, dinosaur oil, gas, gasoline, juice

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What does petroleum mean?1

noun

1

a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Petroleum in a sentence

  • Coal, charcoal, coal coke and petroleum coke are used as fuels.danepo
  • Fuel oil, gasoline and kerosene are extracted from petroleum.AlanF_US
  • The present world owes its convenient life to petroleum.secokit
  • Products made from petroleum are vital to modern societies.unknown
  • The end of the era of petroleum is in sight.AlanF_US
  • Most manufactured goods and petroleum products must be imported.The_World_Factbook
  • Mineral deposits are negligible; the country has no known petroleum deposits.The_World_Factbook
  • The government manages the country's petroleum resources through extensive regulation.The_World_Factbook

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Forms of petroleum

as a noun

plural
petroleums