Petroleum - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |pəˈtrəʊlɪəm|  American pronunciation of the word petroleum
Brit.  |pɪˈtrəʊlɪəm|  British pronunciation of the word petroleum

noun

- a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons (syn: crude, oil)

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Petroleum is a derivative of coal tar.

The petroleum cracked

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