单词 | petroline |
释义 | † petrolinen. Obsolete. Paraffin wax, obtained as a residue from distilling petroleum. Also: a fuel oil obtained from the distillation of petroleum. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [noun] > distilled or refined mineral oils > paraffin oils petroleum1526 petroline1831 blue oil1835 paraffin1851 kerosene1854 photogen1856 1831 R. Christison in Trans. Royal Soc. Edinb. (1836) 13 121 I find that the crystalline principle of petroleum differs materially from that of coal-tar,..and I shall therefore beg leave to denominate it Petroline. 1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 396 Paraffin was discovered about the same time [sc. 1830] by Dr. Christison and Dr. Reichenbach; the former..called it petrolin. 1862 Times 13 Jan. 7/6 Many accidents have occurred from the explosive character of an oil that has been sold as paraffine or petroline. 1876 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 39 371 Petroline candles. 1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 77/2 Illuminating Oils, viz. Petroline or Crystal Oil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1831 |
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