petrochemical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor. Latin petrader. English petro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin chēmicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English chemical English petrochemical From petro- + chemical.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them.
In 2006, about 6 percent of the world's crude oil production was used in non-energy applications, primarily as a petrochemical feedstock.
2009, M.S.Vassiliou, Historical Dictionary of the Petroleum Industry, page 5:
Deriveds
petrochemically · nonpetrochemical
Relateds
petrochem · petrochemistry · petchem
Translations (22)
de gesteinschemisch (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · sh петроке́мӣјскӣ (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · fr pétrochimique (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · ro petrochimic (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · es petroquímico (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · ja 石油化学の (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · ga peitriceimiceach (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · pl petrochemiczny (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · eo petrolĥemia (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · nl petrochemisch (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · it petrolchimico (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · ko 석유 화학의 (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · pt petroquímico (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · fi petrokemiallinen (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · ru нефтехими́ческий (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · sh petrokémījskī (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · ro petrochimică (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · eo petrolkemia (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · nn petrokjemisk (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · sv petrokemisk (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · nb petrokjemisk (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them) · ca petroquímic (of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them)