"petrochemical" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From petro- + chemical. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|petro|chemical}} petro- + chemical Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} petrochemical (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: petchem [abbreviation], petrochem [clipping] Related terms: petrochemistry Translations (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them): petroquímic (Catalan), petrolĥemia (Esperanto), petrolkemia (Esperanto), gesteinschemisch (German), peitriceimiceach (Irish), petrolchimico (Italian), 石油化学の (sekiyu-kagaku no) (Japanese), 석유 화학의 (seogyu hwahagui) (Korean), petrokjemisk (Norwegian Bokmål), petrokjemisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), petroquímico (Portuguese), petrochimic [masculine] (Romanian), petrochimică [feminine] (Romanian), нефтехими́ческий (nefteximíčeskij) (Russian), петроке́мӣјскӣ [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), petrokémījskī [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), petroquímico (Spanish), petrokemisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-petrochemical-en-adj-2Jof3u3u

Noun

Forms: petrochemicals [plural]
Etymology: From petro- + chemical. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|petro|chemical}} petro- + chemical Head templates: {{en-noun}} petrochemical (plural petrochemicals)
  1. (petrochemistry) Any compound derived from petroleum or natural gas. Categories (topical): Petrochemistry, Petrochemistry, Petroleum Synonyms: petchem [abbreviation], petrochem [clipping] Translations (any compound derived from petroleum or natural gas): peitriceimiceán [masculine] (Irish), matūkōhinu (Maori), matūngahinu (Maori), petrokemikalie [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-petrochemical-en-noun-jLxR8Yyd Disambiguation of Petrochemistry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Petroleum: 11 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with petro- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with petro-: 26 74 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, natural-sciences, petrochemistry, petrology, physical-sciences

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