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P0224400 (pĕt′rō-kĕm′ĭ-kəl)n. A chemical derived from petroleum or natural gas.

pet′ro·chem′i·cal adj.

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(ˌpɛtrəʊˈkɛmɪkəl) n (Chemistry) any substance, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gasadj (Chemistry) of, concerned with, or obtained from petrochemicals or related to petrochemistry ˌpetroˈchemically adv

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n. 1. a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum. adj. 2. of or pertaining to petrochemistry or a petrochemical.

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(pĕt′rō-kĕm′ĭ-kəl) Any of a large number of chemicals made from petroleum or natural gas. Important petrochemicals include benzene, ammonia, acetylene, and polystyrene. Petrochemicals are used to produce a wide variety of materials, such as plastics, explosives, fertilizers, and synthetic fibers.

petrochemical

A chemical that is derived from petroleum or natural gas.

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Noun

petrochemical - any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gasorganic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical

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petrochemical

(petrəˈkemikəl) noun any chemical obtained from petroleum or natural gas. the petrochemical industry.石油化学产品

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any one of a large group of chemicals derived from a component of petroleum or natural gas. The cracking processes for manufacturing gasoline produce vast quantities of gaseous hydrocarbons. Originally considered waste products suitable only for use as illuminants and fuels, the gases today are manufactured into petrochemical substances widely employed in industry. Important petrochemical compounds are alcohols and aldehydes, butylene, butadiene, ethylene, propylene, toluene, styrene, acetylene, benzene, ethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, acrylonitrile, acetone, acetic acid, acetic anhydride, and ammonia. Materials made from the gases include carbon black, synthetic rubber, polystyrene, polypropylene, and polyethylene. Petrochemicals are widely used in agriculture, in the manufacture of plastics, synthetic fibers, and explosives, and in the aircraft and automobile industries.

petrochemical

1. any substance, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas 2. of, concerned with, or obtained from petrochemicals or related to petrochemistry

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noun any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas

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