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Petroleum

//pəˈtɹoʊliəm// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Nottingham Township, Wells County, Indiana.
  2. 2
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kentucky.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
Noun
  1. 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. countable, uncountable

    "petroleum-based products"

  2. 2
    a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons wordnet

Etymology

From Medieval Latin petroleum, from petra (“rock”) + oleum (“oil”). Doublet of petrol.

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