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petroleum

noun as in oil

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Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, primarily produces petroleum.

The petroleum industry has depicted fracking as a few antiseptic drills dug on peaceful farmland.

Due to its centrality, the Salt Lake field plays an outsized role in terms of strange petroleum events in the city.

Michael keeps his cool until he sees piles of Petroleum Coke on the banks of the Athabasca.

Petroleum from up here is often called the dirtiest oil in the world.

The model was first filled with inflammable materials such as shavings and large blocks of wood, over which petroleum was poured.

Even the small towns and some villages are lighted by electricity, having gone straight from petroleum to electric light.

Now you see, Wes, the late Caesars were pretty good consumers of everything but petroleum, we having that edge on them.

He plugged one end of a bit of rain-water spout and let it down with a string, and drew it up filled with petroleum.

The Pennsylvania oil region and the Russian oil region are the two greatest centers of petroleum in the world.

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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to petroleum, such as: crude oil, fossil fuel, fuel, gas, gasoline, and kerosene.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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