The present world owes its convenient life to petroleum.
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Petroleum
/pəˈtɹoʊliəm/
Synonyms for "petroleum" (46 found)
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15 entriesBrent crudeDubai crudeWTI crudecrude oildiesel fueldiesel-baseddistribution relatedgasolinegasoline-basedjet fuelkerosenelubricating oiloil-derivedrefining relatedupstream downstream related
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10 entriescrude oilcrude oil extractionoil priceoil reservesoil-based resinpetroleum industrypetroleum productspetroleum refiningpetroleum-based plasticsrefined petroleum
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The ecologist warned us that petroleum was not merely a blessing but also a curse.
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Products made from petroleum are vital to modern societies.
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Petroleum priced coal out of the energy market in Japan.
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