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petchem

petchem is the abbreviation of petrochemical.

Meaning of petrochemical

Adjective

petrochemical (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them.
    • In 2006, about 6 percent of the world's crude oil production was used in non-energy applications, primarily as a petrochemical feedstock.2009, M.S.Vassiliou, Historical Dictionary of the Petroleum Industry, page 5

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Forms of petchem

pluralpetchems

Questions about petchem

What is petchem the abbreviation of?
Petchem is the abbreviation of petrochemical.

Words near petchem in the dictionary

  1. PETC
  2. petcare
  3. petchah
  4. petcharies
  5. petchary
  6. petchem
  7. petchems
  8. Petcheneg
  9. Petchenegs
  10. Petchenek
  11. Petcheneks

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