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petrochemistry

petrochemistry noun: the branch of chemistry that deals with petroleum, natural gas and their derivatives.

Noun

petrochemistry (uncountable)

  1. The branch of chemistry that deals with petroleum, natural gas and their derivatives.

petrochemistry meaning in Indonesian and Persian

petrochemistry in Indonesian

the branch of chemistry that deals with petroleum
petrokimia

petrochemistry in Persian

the branch of chemistry that deals with petroleum
پتروشیمی petrošimi

Origin of petrochemistry

From petro- + chemistry.

Questions about petrochemistry

What does petrochemistry mean?
Petrochemistry means the branch of chemistry that deals with petroleum, natural gas and their derivatives.
What is petrochemistry in Indonesian?
Petrochemistry in Indonesian is petrokimia. See Petrochemistry meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is petrochemistry?
Petrochemistry is a noun.

Words near petrochemistry in the dictionary

  1. petrochem
  2. petrochemical
  3. petrochemically
  4. petrochemicals
  5. petrochemist
  6. petrochemistry
  7. petrochemists
  8. petrochems
  9. petrochronologic
  10. petrochronological
  11. petrochronology

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