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petrolage

petrolage noun: the killing of mosquitos by adding petroleum to the surface of the water where they are found.

Noun

petrolage (uncountable)

  1. The killing of mosquitos by adding petroleum to the surface of the water where they are found.

Origin of petrolage

From petrol + -age.

Questions about petrolage

What does petrolage mean?
Petrolage means the killing of mosquitos by adding petroleum to the surface of the water where they are found.
What part of speech is petrolage?
Petrolage is a noun.

Words near petrolage in the dictionary

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

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