petroleum

[pə'trəʊliəm, pə'troʊl-] n

gen.

Erdöl n; Rohbenzin n

coal., chem.

Erdoel n

mining.

Rohpetroleum n; Rohöl n; Bergöl m; Naphtha n

tech.

Mineralöl n; Petroleum n

petroleum A comparatively volatile liquid bitumen composed principally of hydrocarbon, with traces of sulphur, nitrogen or oxygen compounds; can be removed from the earth in a liquid state [pə'trəʊliəm, pə'troʊl-] n

environ.

Erdöl n

petroleum [pə'trəʊliəm, pə'troʊl-] v

chem., mech.eng.

Steinöl

English thesaurus

petroleum [pə'trəʊliəm, pə'troʊl-] abbr.

abbr., mil.

petro; pipeline outfit; petr

mil., abbr.

pet

petroleum

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petroleum abbr.
gen.	Erdöl; Rohbenzin
chem. mech.eng.	Steinöl
coal. chem.	Erdoel
environ.	Erdöl
mining.	Rohpetroleum; Rohöl; Bergöl; Naphtha


processing abbr.
gen.	Veredelungsvorgänge; Bearbeitung; Sachbearbeitung; Verarbeitung
agric.	Schmelzvorgang
environ.	Verarbeitung
food.ind.	Verarbeitungsarten
forestr.	Ausformung
industr.	Umwandlung
stat. cust. fin.	Veredelungsvorgaenge