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petrolific

UK/ˌpɛ.tɹə(ʊ)ˈlɪf.ɪk/US/ˌpɛ.tɹəˈlɪf.ɪk/

petrolific adjective: yielding petroleum.

Adjective

petrolific (comparative more petrolific, superlative most petrolific)

  1. Yielding petroleum.
    • The Stanley shale is too intricately folded to be of any petrolific importance in the Ouachita Mountains. The Stanley sandstone may contain gas at some places in the Arkansas Valley area […]1930, Arkansas Geological Commission, Arkansas Resources and Development Commission. Division of Geology, Bulletin (volume 3, page 114)

Forms of petrolific

comparativemore petrolific
superlativemost petrolific

Words that rhyme with petrolific

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Questions about petrolific

What does petrolific mean?
Petrolific means yielding petroleum.
What part of speech is petrolific?
Petrolific is an adjective.
How do you pronounce petrolific?
Petrolific is pronounced /ˌpɛ.tɹə(ʊ)ˈlɪf.ɪk/ (UK).

Words near petrolific in the dictionary

  1. petrolhead
  2. petrolheads
  3. petroliana
  4. petrolic
  5. petroliferous
  6. petrolific
  7. petroline
  8. petroling
  9. Petrolio
  10. petrolism
  11. petrolist

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