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pet|rol — «PEHT ruhl», noun. 1. British. gasoline: »a petrol filling station (London Times). 2. Obsolete. petroleum. ╂[< Old French petrole, learned borrowing from Medieval Latin petroleum mineral oil. See etym. of doublet petroleum. (Cf. ↑petroleum)]… … Useful english dictionary
pet|rol|i|za|tion — «PEHT ruh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. the act or process of petrolizing … Useful english dictionary
pet|rol|ize — «PEHT ruh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to treat with petroleum; spread petroleum on (water) to destroy mosquito larvae. 2. to set on fire by means of petroleum … Useful english dictionary
rol — ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; Ad·u·rol; ag·nos·te·rol; ag·ro·me·te·o·rol·o·gy; ban·ne·rol; cho·rol·o·gy; co·rol·la; co·rol·late; co·rol·li·form; co·rol·line; di·cou·ma·rol; di·mer·cap·rol; fa·rol; Flu·o·rol; fol·de·rol; ho·rol·o·ger;… … English syllables
petrol — pet·rol … English syllables
petrolization — pet·rol·iza·tion (pet″rol ĭ zaґshən) the spreading of petroleum on water for the purpose of destroying mosquito larvae therein … Medical dictionary
petrol — pet|rol S3 [ˈpetrəl] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: pétrole, from Medieval Latin petroleum; PETROLEUM] BrE a liquid obtained from ↑petroleum that is used to supply power to the engine of cars and other vehicles American Equivalent:… … Dictionary of contemporary English
petrol — pet|rol [ petrəl ] noun uncount BRITISH GASOLINE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
petrol — pet•rol [[t]ˈpɛ trəl[/t]] n. chem. brit. Brit. gasoline • Etymology: 1590–1600; < MF petrole < ML petroleum petroleum … From formal English to slang
petrol. — petrology. * * * pet|rol «PEHT ruhl», noun. 1. British. gasoline: »a petrol filling station (London Times). 2. Obsolete. petroleum. ╂[< Old French petrole, learned borrowing from Medieval Latin petroleum mineral oil. See etym. of doublet… … Useful english dictionary
