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petrochem

petrochem is the clipping 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 petrochem

pluralpetrochems

Questions about petrochem

What is petrochem the clipping of?
Petrochem is the clipping of petrochemical.

Words near petrochem in the dictionary

  1. petrocalcic
  2. petrocapitalism
  3. petrocarbon
  4. Petrocelli
  5. Petrocellis
  6. petrochem
  7. petrochemical
  8. petrochemically
  9. petrochemicals
  10. petrochemist
  11. petrochemistry

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