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petrolaeum

petrolaeum 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 petrolaeum

What is petrolaeum the archaic spelling of?
Petrolaeum is the archaic spelling of petroleum.

Words near petrolaeum in the dictionary

  1. petrol station
  2. petrol stations
  3. petrol tank
  4. petrol tanks
  5. petrol-electric
  6. petrolaeum
  7. petrolage
  8. petrolatum
  9. petrolatums
  10. petrolea
  11. petroled

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