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单词 petrolene
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Definition of petrolene in English:

petrolene

(also petroline)
noun ˈpɛtrəliːn
Chemistry
  • The oily volatile component of asphalt, originally considered to consist of a single hydrocarbon and later discovered to be a mixture of compounds; any of a variety of compounds present in this mixture.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. From French pétrolène from pétrole + -ène.

 
 

Definition of petrolene in US English:

petrolene

(also petroline)
nounˈpɛtrəliːn
Chemistry
  • The oily volatile component of asphalt, originally considered to consist of a single hydrocarbon and later discovered to be a mixture of compounds; any of a variety of compounds present in this mixture.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. From French pétrolène from pétrole + -ène.

 
 
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