petrolic

[ pi-trol-ik ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or produced from petroleum.

Origin of petrolic

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; petrol(eum) + -ic

Words Nearby petrolic

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How to use petrolic in a sentence

  • The faint chill that touched Mr. Arbuton at the mention of Eriecreek and its petrolic associations was transient.

    A Chance Acquaintance | W. D. Howells

British Dictionary definitions for petrolic

petrolic

/ (pɛˈtrɒlɪk) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, containing, or obtained from petroleum

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