Synonyms for petroleum

Grammar : Noun

Spell : puh-troh-lee-uh m

Phonetic Transcription : pəˈtroʊ li əm

Définition of petroleum

Origin : early 15c. "petroleum, rock oil" (mid-14c. in Anglo-French), from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra "rock" (see petrous) + oleum "oil" (see oil (n.)).

noun oil

Example sentences :

It also chanced that this whole country abounded in signs of petroleum.
Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland

This petroleum also contains asphalt and other chemical products.
Extract from : « Checking the Waste » by Mary Huston Gregory

It has a grade of petroleum that differs from any other thus far found in the world.
Extract from : « Checking the Waste » by Mary Huston Gregory

Kerosene oil is only one of the many substances found in petroleum.
Extract from : « Diggers in the Earth » by Eva March Tappan

The petroleum is conveyed by pipe lines to the refineries at Baku.
Extract from : « Commercial Geography » by Jacques W. Redway

Petroleum is a mixture of various compounds known as hydrocarbons.
Extract from : « Commercial Geography » by Jacques W. Redway

Nickel, petroleum, silver, and lead form the rest of the output.
Extract from : « Commercial Geography » by Jacques W. Redway

A story of the petroleum days, and of a family who struck oil.
Extract from : « Eric » by Mrs. S. B. C. Samuels

There are numerous beds of coal, and also petroleum springs.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 » by Various

Between 1857 and 1918 the world's production of petroleum was 1,005 millions of tons.
Extract from : « The Next Step » by Scott Nearing

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