petroleum
/pɪˈtrəʊlɪəm
/noun [mass noun]
A liquid mixture of hydrocarbons which is present in suitable rock strata and can be extracted and refined to produce fuels including petrol, paraffin, and diesel oil; oil.Liquid paraffin is a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum....
- Benzene is a colorless and highly flammable liquid hydrocarbon derived from petroleum.
- Eocene formations are important source or reservoir rocks for petroleum or gas in several parts of the world.
Origin
Late Middle English: from medieval Latin, from Latin petra 'rock' (from Greek) + Latin oleum 'oil'.
Rhymes
- electrophrenic
- electrophysiologic
- electrophysiological
- electrophysiologically
- electrophysiologist
- electrophysiology
- electroplaque
- electroplate
- electroplater
- electroplax
- electroplexy
- electropneumatic
- electropolar
- electropolish
- electropollution
- electropop
- electroporate
- electroporation
- electroporator
- electropositive
- electropositively
- electropositivity
- electro-process
- electropsychology
- electropuncture