petrolic

American

[pi-trol-ik] / pɪˈtrɒl ɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or produced from petroleum.

petrolic British

/ pɛˈtrɒlɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, containing, or obtained from petroleum

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Etymology

Origin of petrolic

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

Example Sentences

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Sportwriters compared him io Petrolic, even to Jack Dempsey, hailed him as a new, slashing pug who might pull boxing out of the doldrums.

From Time Magazine Archive

But wise old Billy Petrolic, whose nickname "Fargo Express" refers to a far day when he handled freight in North Dakota, measured him as he came.

From Time Magazine Archive

The caffein is usually extracted from the beans by benzol or chloroform, but a variety of solvents may be employed, such as petrolic ether, water, alcohol, carbon tetrachloride, ethylene chloride, acetone, ethyl ether, or mixtures or emulsions of these.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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