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Etymology
From ML. #Latin|petroleum < Gr. Ï�εÏ�Ï�Îλαιον (petrelaion) "oil of the rock" < AGr. Ï�ÎÏ�Ï�α (petra) "stone, rock" + Îλαιον (elaion) "olive oil, any oily substance".
Noun
en-noun|pl=petroleums or, rarely, petrolea
- A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under earth surface.
Translations
trans-top|the flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons
Arabic: Arab|��ط IPAchar|(naf�) m
Aramaic:
Bosnian: nafta f
Catalan: petroli
Chinese: ç�³æ²¹ (shÃyóu)
Croatian: nafta f
Czech: ropa f, nafta f
Dutch: petroleum m
Finnish: raakaöljy, maaöljy
French: pétrole m
Greek: Ï�εÏ�Ï�Îλαιο (petréleo)
Interlingua: petroleo
Italian: petrolio m
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Japanese: �油 (sekiyu)
Latin: petroleum
Latvian: nafta f
Polish: ropa naftowa f
Portuguese: petróleo m
Russian: не��� (neft) f
Serbian:
Spanish: petróleo m
Swedish: petroleum n
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Derived terms
packaged petroleum product
Synonyms
oil
gas
gasoline
Category:Organic chemistry
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