Synonyms for petroleum
pəˈtroʊ li əmpe·tro·le·um

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1. petroleumnoun

   Synonyms:
   oil, gasoline, gas, petroil, petrol

2. petroleumnoun

   A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under earth surface.

   Synonyms:
   petrol, gasoline, petroil, oil, gas

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1. petroleum, crude oil, crude, rock oil, fossil oil, oilnoun

   a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

   Synonyms:
   rock oil, crude oil, oil color, oil, vegetable oil, fossil oil, crude, oil colour

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1. • Fossil Fuel
   • Oil

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1. petroleumnoun

   Synonyms:
   rock-oil, mineral oil, mineral pitch, mineral tar, barbadoes tar, seneca oil

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1. List of paraphrases for "petroleum":

   oil, hydrocarbons, tanker, hydrocarbon, petrol, oil-, petroleo

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1. The SPA:

   The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques gave instructions to the concerned authorities in the Kingdom to provide a package of humanitarian aid, including petroleum products, wheat and medicines.

2. Ted Cruz:

   The Strategic Petroleum Reserve was intended to ensure that America had sufficient oil reserves in the event of an emergency, under no circumstances should we sell any part of this stockpile to the Chinese Communist Party or any company under its control.

3. The White House:

   The administration reiterates the critical importance of making the investments necessary to modernize the strategic petroleum reserve and ensure it continues to support U.S. energy security.

4. Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan:

   Indian refineries are fully prepared to meet the national demand for petrol, diesel and other petroleum products.

5. Joe Manchin:

   This bill would ensure that we are not risking our energy security by selling our petroleum reserves to China, and the bipartisan support this legislation has received shows just how important it is for America to be energy secure and independent.