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petroleum

DEFINITIONS OF: petroleum

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n a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

Synonyms:
crude, crude oil, fossil oil, oil, rock oil
Types:
resid, residual oil
oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled
Type of:
fossil fuel
fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content
oil
a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
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