单词	petrochemical
释义	petrochemical noun pet·​ro·​chem·​i·​cal ˌpe-trō-ˈke-mi-kəl  : a chemical isolated or derived from petroleum or natural gas petrochemistry ˌpe-trō-ˈke-mə-strē  noun Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web At a time when industries are challenging climate science, and petrochemical companies are under scrutiny for their role in perpetuating all the plastic polluting our planet, Conis has a prescient way of framing the past so as to inform our future. Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022 Recent annual reports of many petrochemical companies note the shift and warn that a turn away from plastic would hurt bottom lines. Hannah Rappleye, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2021 Just as the fossil fuels still buried underground represent future profits too dear for petrochemical companies to part with for the sake of saving the planet, the war in Afghanistan represented crucial future gains for Big War’s balance sheets. Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 21 Aug. 2021 Around town, pipeline pumping stations jut up from shopping-center parking lots, steam from petrochemical plants hisses along highways, and refineries flank both sides of main roads, their ductwork forming tunnels over traffic. Wired, 29 July 2022 Still, the plan’s announcement suggests a good measure of support, since the task force represented stakeholders from the petrochemical industry to environmental groups to urban planners. Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2022 Harden's organization has done extensive research on the effects of heavy industry on people living along the Mississippi River Chemical Corridor -- also known to some as Cancer Alley -- a stretch of petrochemical plants and oil refineries. Arkansas Online, 2 July 2022 Harden's organization has done extensive research on the effects of heavy industry on people living along the Mississippi River Chemical Corridor — also known to some as Cancer Alley — a stretch of petrochemical plants and oil refineries. Drew Costley, ajc, 1 July 2022 The industry association representing 32 petrochemical companies in South Korea said the average daily ex-factory shipments of their member companies had plunged by 90% due to the strike, now in its seventh day. Reuters, CNN, 12 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology petro- + chemical entry 2 First Known Use 1942, in the meaning defined above
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