petrochemical
1petrochemical — UK US /ˌpetrəˈkemɪkəl/ noun [C] NATURAL RESOURCES, PRODUCTION ► one of the chemical substances obtained from oil or natural gas: »Less than a third of the raw materials used by the group are petrochemicals. ● petrochemicals Cf. petrochemicals ●… …
2petrochemical — (n.) 1913, formed in English from Gk. petro , comb. form of petra rock + CHEMICAL (Cf. chemical) …
3petrochemical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the chemical properties and processing of petroleum and natural gas. 2) relating to the chemistry of rocks. ► NOUN ▪ a chemical obtained from petroleum and natural gas. ORIGIN sense 1 from PETROLEUM(Cf. ↑petroleum);… …
4petrochemical — [pe΄trō kem′i kəl] n. [ PETRO(LEUM) + CHEMICAL] a chemical derived ultimately from petroleum or natural gas, as an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon petrochemistry [pe΄trō kem′is trē] n …
5petrochemical — /pe troh kem i keuhl/, n. 1. a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum. adj. 2. of or pertaining to petrochemistry or a petrochemical. [1910 15; PETRO 2 + CHEMICAL] * * * Strictly, any of a… …
6Petrochemical — Petrochemicals are chemical products made from raw materials of petroleum or other hydrocarbon origin. Although some of the chemical compounds that originate from petroleum may also be derived from World production of ethylene is around 110… …
7petrochemical — UK [ˌpetrəʊˈkemɪk(ə)l] / US [ˌpetroʊˈkemɪk(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms petrochemical : singular petrochemical plural petrochemicals chemistry a chemical made from petroleum or natural gas …
8petrochemical — noun Petrochemical is used before these nouns: ↑plant …
9petrochemical — pet|ro|chem|i|cal [ˌpetrəuˈkemıkəl US trou ] n any chemical substance obtained from ↑petroleum or natural gas ▪ the petrochemical industry …
10petrochemical — noun (C) a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas: the petrochemical industry …