Definisjon av petroleum

Vi fant 4 definisjoner av petroleum på engelsk.

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petroleum - a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
		crude oil, crude, rock oil, fossil oil, oil
		oil oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist
		fossil fuel fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content
		atomic number 6, carbon, c a copy made with carbon paper

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petroleum - 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.

Petroleum is in modern usage synonymous with crude oil; a naturally occurring, toxic, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling. It is refined and separated, most easily by boiling point, into a large number of consumer products, from petrol and kerosene to asphalt and chemical reagents used to make plastics and pharmaceuticals.

petroleum
A comparatively volatile liquid bitumen composed principally of hydrocarbon, with traces of sulphur, nitrogen or oxygen compounds; can be removed from the earth in a liquid state.

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