Initial tests of McIntyre's well water showed unsafe levels of toluene, a volatile and toxic petrochemical that causes nausea and headaches.
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Petrochemical
Synonyms for "petrochemical" (2 found)
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27 translations across 20 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- petroquímic adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
Dutch
1 entries- petrochemisch adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
Esperanto
2 entries- petrolkemia adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
- petrolĥemia adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
Finnish
2 entries- petrokemiallinen adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
- petrokemikaali noun (any compound derived from petroleum or natural gas)
French
1 entries- pétrochimique adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
German
1 entries- gesteinschemisch adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
Irish
2 entries- peitriceimiceach adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
- peitriceimiceán noun (any compound derived from petroleum or natural gas)
Italian
1 entries- petrolchimico adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
Japanese
1 entries- 石油化学の adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
Korean
1 entries- 석유 화학의 adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
Māori
2 entries- matūkōhinu noun (any compound derived from petroleum or natural gas)
- matūngahinu noun (any compound derived from petroleum or natural gas)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- petrokjemisk adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- petrokjemisk adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
Polish
1 entries- petrochemiczny adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
Portuguese
1 entries- petroquímico adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
Romanian
2 entries- petrochimic adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
- petrochimică adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
Russian
1 entries- нефтехими́ческий adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- petrokémījskī adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
- петроке́мӣјскӣ adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
Spanish
1 entries- petroquímico adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
Swedish
2 entries- petrokemisk adj (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)
- petrokemikalie noun (any compound derived from petroleum or natural gas)
Sample sentences
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Ethylene is an important petrochemical.
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Another is a Bloomberg project we're participating in that looks beyond petrochemicals.
Source: wiktionary
As the prices of petroleum, natural gas, and coal fluctuate over the years, the petrochemical industry can to some extent switch feedstocks.
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