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petrochemical

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pet·ro·chem·i·cal  (ptr-km-kl)
n.
A chemical derived from petroleum or natural gas.

petro·chemi·cal adj.

petrochemical [ˌpɛtrəʊˈkɛmɪkəl]
n
(Chemistry) any substance, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
adj
(Chemistry) of, concerned with, or obtained from petrochemicals or related to petrochemistry
petrochemically  adv

petrochemical  (ptr-km-kl)
Any of a large number of chemicals made from petroleum or natural gas. Important petrochemicals include benzene, ammonia, acetylene, and polystyrene. Petrochemicals are used to produce a wide variety of materials, such as plastics, explosives, fertilizers, and synthetic fibers.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.petrochemicalpetrochemical - any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas
organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
Translations
petrochemical [ˌpetrəʊˈkemɪkəl]
A. ADJpetroquímico
B. N petrochemicalsproductos mpl petroquímicos

petrochemical [ˌpɛtrəʊˈkɛmɪkəl]
adj [industry] → pétrochimique petrochemicals

petrochemical

petrochemical [ˌpɛtrəʊˈkɛmɪkl]
1. adjpetrolchimico/a

petrochemical [ˌpɛtrəʊˈkɛmɪkl]
1. adjpetrolchimico/a

petrochemical
n petrochemical [petrəˈkemikəl]
any chemical obtained from petroleum or natural gas the petrochemical industry. petrochemies بتروكيميائي химикал, добит от бензин/нефт/газ petrochemický petrokemikalium; naturgasprodukt petrochemisch πετροχημικός petroquímico petrokeemiline پتروشیمی petrokemikaali pétrochimique פֶּטרוֹכִימִי पेट्रोकेमिकल petrokemijski petrolkémiai petrokimia efni unnin úr jarðolíu/-gasi prodotti petrolchimici 石油化学製品 석유화학제품 naftos chemijos naftas ķīmija petrokimia petrochemische stof; petrochemisch petrokjemikalie petrochemiczny petroquímico нефтепродукт petrochemický petrokemičen derivat petrokemisk สารที่ได้จากน้ำมันปิโตรเคมี petrol ürünü 石化產品 нафтохімічний پٹرول يا گيس سے حاصل کردہ کيميکل chất hoá dầu


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