Look up: Petrochemical

1. petrochemical
   [n] - any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas
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2. Petrochemical
   substances derived from the winning of fossil hydrocarbons, in the form of crude oil or natural gas, and tars.
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3. Petrochemical
   An organic compound that has been derived from petroleum or natural gas.
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4. petrochemical
   chemical derived from oil and natural gas;
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5. petrochemical
   Petroleum chemicals may be obtained from a variety of petroleum fractions,normally from processing of intermediates produced in primary conversion processes.The main basic raw materials are natural gas,refinery gases,liquid petroleum fractions and waxes,while the primary conversion processes include cracking,partial oxidation and pyrolysis.(1) Category: Environment
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6. petrochemical
   noun any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas
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7. Petrochemical
   `Petrochemicals` are chemical products made from raw materials of petroleum (hydrocarbon) origin. (With regard to etymology, the name is incorrect, as the Greek root `petro-` means `rock`; the correct term is `oleochemicals`, from the Greek root `oleo-`, meaning `oil`.) Although some of the chemical compounds that originate from petroleum may also be derived from other sources such as coal or natural gas, petroleum is a major source of many. This...
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8. Petrochemical
   `Petrochemicals` are chemical products made from raw materials of petroleum (hydrocarbon) origin. (With regard to etymology, the name is incorrect, as the Greek root `petro-` means `rock`; the correct term is `oleochemicals`, from the Greek root `oleo-`, meaning `oil`.) Although some of the chemical compounds that originate from petroleum may also be derived from other sources such as coal or natural gas, petroleum is a major source of many. This...
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9. petrochemical
   in the strictest sense, any of a large group of chemicals (as distinct from fuels) derived from petroleum and natural gas and used for a variety of ... [6 related articles]
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10. Petrochemical
    Any chemical substance derived from crude oil or its products, or from natural gas. Some petrochemical products may be identical to others produced from other raw materials such as coal and producer gas.
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11. petrochemical
    Any chemical made from petroleum or natural gas, including all organic chemicals, plus the inorganic substances carbon black, sulfur, ammonia, and hydrogen peroxide, thus obtained. Polymers, detergents, solvents, and nitrogen fertilizers are major products.
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