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petrolæum

petrolæum is the archaic spelling of petroleum.

Meaning of petroleum

Noun

petroleum (countable and uncountable, plural petroleums or petrolea)

  1. A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface.
    • petroleum-based products

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Questions about petrolæum

What is petrolæum the archaic spelling of?
Petrolæum is the archaic spelling of petroleum.

Words near petrolæum in the dictionary

  1. petrologist
  2. petrologists
  3. petrology
  4. petrols
  5. Petrolândia
  6. petrolæum
  7. petromastoid
  8. petromax
  9. petromaxes
  10. petromict
  11. petromictic

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