English Explanatory Dictionary

petroleum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
name
  1. A place in the United States:
  2. An unincorporated community in Nottingham Township, Wells County, Indiana.
  3. An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kentucky.
  4. An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia.

Pronunciation

/pəˈtɹoʊliəm/ En-us-petroleum.ogg

Word forms

petroleum petroleums petrolea petrolaeum petrolæum

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin petroleum. Doublet of petrol.

Synonyms

crude oil oil black gold dino juice dino oil dinosaur juice dinosaur oil gas gasoline juice petrol petroleum Texas tea Rogers

Related words

linoleum oleic oleo- oleo oleo oil petrol Petroleum County

Derived words

antipetroleum biopetroleum liquefied petroleum gas nonpetroleum packaged petroleum product petrol petroleum coke Petroleum County petroleum ether petroleum fly petroleum jelly petroleum reservoir petroleum spirit petronoia postpetroleum
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