petroleum

See also:Petroleum

English

Alternative forms

• petrolaeum(archaic)
• petrolæum(archaic)

Etymology

FromMedieval Latinpetroleum,frompetra(“rock”)+oleum(“oil”).

Pronunciation

• (General American)IPA^(key):/pəˈtɹoʊliəm/

• Audio(US):

  (file)

Noun

petroleum(countableanduncountable,pluralpetroleumsorpetrolea)

1. A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly ofhydrocarbons,occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface.

   Synonyms:crude oil,oil

   petroleum-based products

   • 1940,William Plotts,Isogeotherm, Or Monist Theory of Stratified Mineral Occurrence and Origin,page 7:

     Coal andpetroleumdo 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 thebedding plane.

Derived terms

• liquefied petroleum gas
• packaged petroleum product
• petrol
• petroleum coke
• Petroleum County
• petroleum ether
• petroleum fly
• petroleum jelly
• petroleum spirit

Related terms

• (not a synonym)petrol(gasoline,gas)
• linoleum

Translations

oil—seeoil

Dutch

Etymology

FromMedieval Latinpetroleum,frompetra(“rock”)+oleum(“oil”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation:pe‧tro‧le‧um

Noun

petroleumm(uncountable)

1. petroleum

Synonyms

• aardolie
• ruweolie

Descendants

• →Indonesian:petroleum

Indonesian

Etymology

FromDutchpetroleum,fromMedieval Latinpetroleum,frompetra(“rock”)+oleum(“oil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[pe.troˈleu.m]
• Hyphenation:pét‧ro‧lé‧um

Noun

petroleumorpétroléum

1. petroleum.

   Synonym:minyak bumi

Further reading

• “petroleum”inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia,Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation–Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia,2016.

Swedish

Noun

petroleumnorc

1. petroleum
2. (Finland)kerosene,(UK)paraffin

   Synonym:fotogen

Declension

Declension ofpetroleum

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	petroleum	petroleums
	definite	petroleumet	petroleumets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension ofpetroleum

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	petroleum	petroleums
	definite	petroleumen	petroleumens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

See also

• bitumen
• fotogen
• vaselin

References

• petroleuminSvensk ordbok(SO)
• petroleuminSvenska Akademiens ordlista(SAOL)
• petroleuminSvenska Akademiens ordbok(SAOB)