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petrolization

petrolization noun: the treatment of water with kerosene in order to exterminate mosquitoes.

Noun

petrolization (countable and uncountable, plural petrolizations)

  1. The treatment of water with kerosene in order to exterminate mosquitoes.
    • the petrolization of a swamp
  2. Conversion of a country or region to a petroleum-based economy.

Forms of petrolization

pluralpetrolizations

Origin of petrolization

From petrol + -ization.

Questions about petrolization

What does petrolization mean?
Petrolization means the treatment of water with kerosene in order to exterminate mosquitoes.
What part of speech is petrolization?
Petrolization is a noun.
What is the plural of petrolization?
The plural of petrolization is petrolizations.

Words near petrolization in the dictionary

  1. petroling
  2. Petrolio
  3. petrolism
  4. petrolist
  5. petrolists
  6. petrolization
  7. petrolizations
  8. petrolize
  9. petrolized
  10. petrolizes
  11. petrolizing

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