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Definition of petroleum noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

petroleum

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NAmE//pəˈtroʊliəm//
 
[uncountable]
 
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oil that is found under the ground or the ocean and is used to produce gasoline, paraffin, diesel oil, etc.
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