petroleum
Example Sentences
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The companies respond that much of this work was directed by the federal government, including contracts during World War II to refine petroleum for the war effort.
Many Pakistani households use liquefied petroleum gas cylinders for fuel and cooking.
From BBC
And yet now whales that were once hunted for their oil are falling victim to the effects of the petroleum or “rock oil” that replaced their melted blubber as a source of light and lubrication.
From Los Angeles Times
“It will take a long time to shake out the impact regarding oil supplies and hence, petroleum pricing,” Ritterbusch and Associates says in a note.
He has been explicit about his ambitions for American petroleum companies to scale up their operations in the country.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
