petroleumnoun [ U ]
uk/pəˈtrəʊ.li.əm/us/pəˈtroʊ.li.əm/a dark, thick oil obtained from under the ground, from which various substances including petrol, paraffin, and diesel oil are produced
Examples
- Petrol and diesel are produced from petroleum.
- Products which are petroleum-based are highly inflammable.
- Petroleum is used to produce fuel for vehicles.
- 'Vaseline' is the commercial name for petroleum jelly.
- Petroleum jelly can be used to soothe and prevent nappy rash.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Petroleum products especially when used as fuel
- antiknock
- four-star
- gas
- gasohol
- gasoline
- hexane
- high-octane
- kerosene
- leaded
- LPG
- mineral oil
- octane
- octane number
- oil
- petrochemical
- petrol
- premium
- super
- unleaded
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