petroleum
Plural: petrolea, petroleums
Noun
- a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
- 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.
Examples
- "petroleum-based products"
Origin / Etymology
From Medieval Latin petroleum, from petra (“rock”) + oleum (“oil”).
Synonyms
crude, crude oil, fossil oil, oil, rock oil, Texas tea, black gold, dino juice, dino oil, dinosaur juice, dinosaur oil, gas, gasoline, juice, petrol, petroleum
Scrabble Score: 13
petroleum: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordpetroleum: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
petroleum: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary