petroleum

CEFRC1

/pəˈtɹoʊliəm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A dark natural oil used to make fuel and chemicals.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A place in the United States:, An unincorporated community in Nottingham Township, Wells County, Indiana.

Examples

  • The ecologist warned us that petroleum was not merely a blessing but also a curse.

  • The present world owes its convenient life to petroleum.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  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.

More examples

In context

  • petroleum-based products

  • Coal and petroleum do not occur hap-hazard in nature, but the aggregate occurrence of each product in any region forms a definite, limited horizon, which, in its continuance, is independent of the bedding plane.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin petroleum. Doublet of petrol.