Associations to the word «Petroleum»
Noun
- Residue
- Electricity
- Tulsa
- Corporation
- Subsidiary
- Characterization
- Carbon
- Tar
- Consumption
- Cocoa
- Industrial
- Deposit
- Gallon
- Boiling
- Contaminant
- Arabia
- Nigeria
- Ore
- Catalyst
- Shell
- Exploitation
- Corp
- Sludge
- Zinc
- Silica
- Concession
- Sulphur
- Uranium
- Ammonia
- Sulfide
- Bahrain
- Reservoir
- Magnolia
- Metal
- Tin
- Beverage
- Gabon
- Resource
- Cartel
- Energy
- Processing
- Venezuela
- Viscosity
- Ural
- Depletion
- Compound
- Phosphate
- Spectroscopy
- Storage
- Iraq
- Graphite
- Soybean
- Asbestos
- Ionization
- Libya
- Transporting
- Retail
- Sector
- Timor
- Acetate
- Nitrogen
- Burner
- Pollution
- Gulf
- Ltd
- Sugarcane
- Ton
- Excise
- Hydrogen
- Electronic
- Engineering
- Vapor
Adjective
Wiktionary
PETROLEUM, noun. 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 COKE, noun. A substance, mostly carbon, that is a byproduct of oil refining; used as a fuel or in many industrial applications
PETROLEUM ETHER, noun. A volatile petroleum fraction, usually available in a number of fractions boiling between 40°C and 140°C. Used as a solvent in the laboratory and industry.
PETROLEUM FLIES, noun. Plural of petroleum fly
PETROLEUM FLY, noun. Helaeomyia petrolei, a Californian fly whose larvae feed on dead insects that become trapped in naturally occurring petroleum pools.
PETROLEUM JELLIES, noun. Plural of petroleum jelly
PETROLEUM JELLY, noun. A pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in lubricants and ointments.
PETROLEUM SPIRIT, noun. Petroleum ether
PETROLEUM SPIRITS, noun. Petroleum ether
PETROLEUM SPIRITS, noun. Plural of petroleum spirit
Dictionary definition
PETROLEUM, noun. A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
Wise words
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