Petroleum

  • 21petroleum — [[t]pətro͟ʊliəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Petroleum is oil which is found under the surface of the earth or under the sea bed. Petrol and paraffin are obtained from petroleum …

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  • 22Petroleum — das Petroleum (Aufbaustufe) brennbare Flüssigkeit, die durch die Destillation von Erdöl gewonnen wird Beispiel: Er hat die Lampe mit Petroleum gefüllt und angezündet …

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  • 23petroleum — noun Petroleum is used before these nouns: ↑exploration, ↑geology, ↑reserve …

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  • 24petroleum — (or crude oil) A naturally occurring mixture of gaseous, liquid, and solid hydrocarbon compounds usually found trapped deep underground beneath impermeable cap rock and above a lower dome of sedimentary rock such as shale; most petroleum… …

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  • 25Petroleum — Pe|tro|le|um [...leum] das; s <aus mlat. petroleum zu ↑petro... u. lat. oleum »Öl«, eigtl. »Steinöl«>: 1. (veraltend) Erdöl. 2. Destillationsprodukt des Erdöls …

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  • 26Petroleum —   A broadly defined class of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures. Included are crude oil, lease condensate, unfinished oils, refined products obtained from the processing of crude oil, and natural gas plant liquids. Note: Volumes of finished petroleum… …

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  • 27petroleum — noun (U) oil that is obtained from below the surface of the Earth and is used to make petrol, paraffin and various chemical substances: petroleum based products …

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  • 28Petroleum — Sp Petròliumas Ap Petroleum L JAV apyg. (Montana) …

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  • 29Petroleum —    RP 1 (refined petroleum) is a very pure form of kerosene, and used as a propellant in the first stage boosters of several rockets. Cryogenic Liquid oxygen (LOX) is the oxidizer and burned with liquid hydrogen (LH2), which is the fuel …

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  • 30petroleum — nafta statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Gamtinis sočiųjų, nesočiųjų ir aromatinių (jų yra ir mažiau) angliavandenilių degusis mišinys su O, P, N junginių priemaišomis. atitikmenys: angl. crude oil; oil; petroleum rus. нефть …

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