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单词 petrolean
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petroleanadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: petroleum n., -an suffix.
Etymology: < petroleum n. + -an suffix. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (pĭtrōu·liăn) /pɪˈtrəʊlɪən/.
Obsolete. rare.
1. Of or relating to petroleum.
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1733 Dugdale & P. Shaw tr. B. Varenius et al. Compl. Syst. Gen. Geogr. I. iv. xvii. 370 The Petrolean Baths in the Kingdom of Naples [L. in regni Neapolitani thermis quae dicuntur balneum Petrolei].
1866 J. G. Saxe Masquerade & Other Poems 226 A youth whose stock—petrolean, not patrician—Shines none the less for being fresh and new.
2. Using petroleum for incendiary purposes. Cf. petroleur n.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective] > setting on fire or alight > incendiary
incendiary1611
incendious1823
fire-setting1833
petrolean1893
1893 G. Smith Ess. 2 Satanism manifests itself..under various forms and names, such as Nihilism, Intransigentism, Petrolean Communism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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