petroleum
See also: Petroleum
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin petroleum, from petra (“rock”) + oleum (“oil”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /pəˈtɹoʊliəm/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun edit
petroleum (countable and uncountable, plural petroleums or petrolea)
- A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface.
- 1940, William Plotts, Isogeotherm, Or Monist Theory of Stratified Mineral Occurrence and Origin, page 7:
- Coal and petroleum do not occur hap-hazard in nature, but the aggregate occurrence of each product in any region forms a definite, limited horizon, which, in its continuance, is independent of the bedding plane.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
oil — see oil
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin petroleum, from petra (“rock”) + oleum (“oil”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pe‧tro‧le‧um
Noun edit
petroleum m (uncountable)
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
- → Indonesian: petroleum
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch petroleum, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from petra (“rock”) + oleum (“oil”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
petroleum or pétroléum
- petroleum.
- Synonym: minyak bumi
Further reading edit
- “petroleum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Swedish edit
Noun edit
petroleum n or c
Declension edit
Declension of petroleum | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | petroleum | petroleumet | — | — |
Genitive | petroleums | petroleumets | — | — |
Declension of petroleum | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | petroleum | petroleumen | — | — |
Genitive | petroleums | petroleumens | — | — |