Definition of Petrochemical

1. Noun. Any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas.

Generic synonyms: Organic Compound

Definition of Petrochemical

1. Noun. (chemistry) any compound derived from petroleum or natural gas ¹

2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Petrochemical

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Petrochemical

petrifier
petrifiers
petrifies
petrify
petrifying
petrissage
petrissages
petro-
petro-dictator
petro-dictators
petro-dictatorship
petro-occipital
petro-occipital fissure
petro-occipital joint
petroccipital
petrochemical (current term)
petrochemically
petrochemicals
petrochemist
petrochemistry
petrochemists
petrocortyne
petrodiesel
petrodollar
petrodollars
petrogale
petrogeneses
petrogenesis
petrogenetic
petrogenic

Literary usage of Petrochemical

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Capital (1888)
"Т« ir«»*'* baete aluminium, glw. cement. petrochemical«. fertilisers and others— w* are a second self. alter ego. A position achieved from ov*r «0 years of ..."

2. East Asia: Regional Economic Integration and Implications for the United States by Julie Bringe (1993)
"228 The petrochemical Industry Development in Taiwan, paper presented by Dr. Wenet ... 7. believed that Mobil petrochemical international market the plant's ..."

3. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa[: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"Oil Refining and petrochemicals In the oil refining and petrochemical sector the location of industrial projects has been vitiated by the principle of ..."

4. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa[: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"Oil Refining and petrochemicals In the oil refining and petrochemical sector the location of industrial projects has been vitiated by the principle of ..."

5. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"Oil Refining and petrochemicals In the oil refining and petrochemical sector the location of industrial projects has been vitiated by the principle of ..."

6. Potential Impact on the U. S. Economy & Selected Industries of the North ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"Although Mexico has recently liberalized the regulations on investments in the secondary (and tertiary) petrochemical industries, there is a limited ..."

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