† 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 (pĭtrō^u·liăn) /pɪˈtrəʊlɪən/.

Obsolete. rare.

1. Of or relating to petroleum.

ΚΠ

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.

ΘΚΠ

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).

单词	petrolean
释义	† 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 (pĭtrō^u·liăn) /pɪˈtrəʊlɪən/. Obsolete. rare. 1. Of or relating to petroleum. ΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < adj.1733
随便看	ante-porch annexational annexationism annexationisms annexationist annexationists annexations annexative annexe annexed annexer annexes annexin annexing annexins annexion annexionist annexions annexive annexment annexments annexor annexture annexure annexures