petroleum
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- noun
- /pəˈtroʊliəm/
- Specialized
- Petroleum is refined into different products, including gasoline and diesel, which are used for transportation.
- petroleum products
- petroleum prices
- petroleum exports
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Watch on YouTubeIs, is, is reduced use of petroleum based fuels worth it, Sam?
- Is, is, is reduced use of petroleum based fuels worth it, Sam?
- So he's involved with petroleum and gas and energy.
- It is a flexible petroleum based gasket material.
- But The thing is, most of our clothing now is all petroleum based.
- We have no natural gas, we have no petroleum.
- So examples are farmers, gold mining companies, petroleum producers, companies like that.
- Well, they're made out of copper wire, drywall, glass, steel, lumber, concrete, petroleum products, all of that good stuff.
- As tires wear out, they produce little bits of rubber and petroleum products that can actually cause health issues.
- And when's the last time you bought anything made in Moscow that wasn't made of petroleum?
- Then we're going to have the beg the Saudis beg the Venezuelans take more out of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to get oil down.
- And I just went back to like simple Vaseline sounds crazy but, and I know people like petroleum Jelly, bro, that thing is a sealant.
- BPBP, British Petroleum, you know, the oil spill Bros.
Examples
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Today's international petroleum industry is radically different from what it was in the 1970s.
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Scholarships: At ASME-IPTI's Petroleum Division, we believe that outstanding engineering begins with a solid educational foundation.
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And for petroleum, we use almost all of it for transport.
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Many of these companies had their start providing services for the petroleum industry.
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The department of energy said the demand for petroleum products is going up far faster than usual for this time of the year.
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While the controls on most goods were soon removed, those for petroleum products remained.
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With the growing demand for fuel, petroleum production expands.
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Cuba imports nearly all of its petroleum from the Soviet Union at below world market prices.
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Despite continued slow improvement in vehicle efficiencies, consumption of petroleum products for transportation is expected to increase.
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You know, gas prices will go up and then people will be saying, you know what, we should release the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that'll bring gas prices down.
Synonyms
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A thick black oil from under the ground used to make fuel
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Oil taken from the ground before it is made into fuel
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A dark natural oil from ancient plants and animals that people use for fuel and products
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9.5
A dark thick oil found underground used for fuel and making products
Compounds
A group of countries that produce a lot of oil and agree on how much oil to make and sell
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A large factory where crude oil is changed into fuels like gasoline and diesel
- Specialized
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The study of where oil and natural gas are found and how they move underground
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A fuel gas made from propane and butane kept under pressure
How Biodegradable
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Etymology
The word petroleum comes from two old parts: petra meaning 'rock' and oleum meaning 'oil'. So, petroleum means 'rock oil', oil that comes from under the ground and is turned into fuels like petrol and diesel.