"petroleum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəˈtɹoʊliəm/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-petroleum.ogg [US] Forms: petroleums [plural], petrolea [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin petroleum, from petra (“rock”) + oleum (“oil”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|petroleum}} Medieval Latin petroleum, {{m|la|petra|t=rock}} petra (“rock”), {{m|la|oleum|t=oil}} oleum (“oil”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|petrolea}} petroleum (countable and uncountable, plural petroleums or petrolea)
  1. A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface. Wikipedia link: petroleum Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Liquids, Organic chemistry, Petrochemistry, Petroleum Derived forms: liquefied petroleum gas, packaged petroleum product, petrol, petroleum coke, Petroleum County, petroleum ether, petroleum fly, petroleum jelly, petroleum spirit Related terms: linoleum Related terms (not a synonym): petrol (english: gasoline, gas)
    Sense id: en-petroleum-en-noun-aMf35k6N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English hybridisms Synonyms: crude oil, oil, petrolaeum [archaic], petrolæum [archaic], black gold [idiomatic, informal], dino juice [humorous, slang], dino oil [humorous, slang], dinosaur juice [humorous, slang], dinosaur oil [humorous, slang], gas, gasoline, juice [slang], oil, petrol, petroleum, Texas tea [slang]

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