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Definition of petroleum
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Petroleum
(n.) Rock oil,
mineral
oil, or
natural
oil, a dark brown or
greenish
inflammable
liquid,
which,
at
certain
points,
exists
in the upper
strata
of the
earth,
from
whence
it is
pumped,
or
forced
by
pressure
of the gas
attending
it. It
consists
of a
complex
mixture
of
various
hydrocarbons,
largely
of the
methane
series,
but may vary much in
appearance,
composition,
and
properties.
It is
refined
by
distillation,
and the
products
include
kerosene,
benzine,
gasoline,
paraffin,
etc..
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Picene
::
Picene
(n.) A
hydrocarbon
(C/H/)
extracted
from the
pitchy
residue
of coal tar and
petroleum
as a
bluish
fluorescent
crystalline
substance.
Petrolatum
::
Petrolatum
(n.) A
semisolid
unctuous
substance,
neutral,
and
without
taste or odor,
derived
from
petroleum
by
distilling
off the
lighter
portions
and
purifying
the
residue.
It is a
yellowish,
fatlike
mass,
transparent
in thin
layers,
and
somewhat
fluorescent.
It is used as a bland
protective
dressing,
and as a
substitute
for fatty
materials
in
ointments..
Undecane
::
Undecane
(n.) A
liquid
hydrocarbon,
C11H24,
of the
methane
series,
found in
petroleum;
-- so
called
from its
containing
eleven
carbon
atoms in the
molecule..
Tridecane
::
Tridecane
(n.) A
hydrocarbon,
C13H28,
of the
methane
series,
which is a
probable
ingredient
both of crude
petroleum
and of
kerosene,
and is
produced
artificially
as a light
colorless
liquid..
Corner
::
Corner
(v. t.) To get
command
of (a
stock,
commodity,
etc.),
so as to be able to put one's own price on it; as, to
corner
the
shares
of a
railroad
stock;
to
corner
petroleum..
Bucket Shop
::
Bucket
shop () An
office
or a place where
facilities
are given for
betting
small sums on
current
prices
of
stocks,
petroleum,
etc..
Dipropyl
::
Dipropyl
(n.) One of the
hexane
paraffins,
found in
petroleum,
consisting
of two
propyl
radicals.
See
Hexane..
Pentadecane
::
Pentadecane
(n.) A
hydrocarbon
of the
paraffin
series,
(C15H32)
found in
petroleum,
tar oil, etc., and
obtained
as a
colorless
liquid;
-- so
called
from the
fifteen
carbon
atoms in the
molecule..
Kerosene
::
Kerosene
(n.) An oil used for
illuminating
purposes,
formerly
obtained
from the
distillation
of
mineral
wax,
bituminous
shale,
etc., and hence
called
also coal oil. It is now
produced
in
immense
quantities,
chiefly
by the
distillation
and
purification
of
petroleum.
It
consists
chiefly
of
several
hydrocarbons
of the
methane
series..
Rhigolene
::
Rhigolene
(n.) A
mixture
of
volatile
hydrocarbons
intermediate
between
gsolene
and
cymogene.
It is
obtained
in the
purification
of crude
petroleum,
and is used as a
refregerant..
Cosmoline
::
Cosmoline
(n.) A
substance
obtained
from the
residues
of the
distillation
of
petroleum,
essentially
the same as
vaseline,
but of
somewhat
stiffer
consistency,
and
consisting
of a
mixture
of the
higher
paraffines;
a kind of
petroleum
jelly..
Ligroin
::
Ligroin
(n.) A trade name
applied
somewhat
indefinitely
to some of the
volatile
products
obtained
in
refining
crude
petroleum.
It is a
complex
and
variable
mixture
of
several
hydrocarbons,
generally
boils below 170¡
Fahr.,
and is more
inflammable
than safe
kerosene.
It is used as a
solvent,
as a
carburetant
for air gas, and for
illumination
in
special
lamps..
Illuminant
::
Illuminant
(n.) That which
illuminates
or
affords
light;
as, gas and
petroleum
are
illuminants..
Tridecatylene
::
Tridecatylene
(n.) A
hydrocarbon,
C13H26,
of the
ethylene
series,
corresponding
to
tridecane,
and
obtained
from
Burmah
petroleum
as a light
colorless
liquid;
--
called
also
tridecylene,
and
tridecene..
Naphtha
::
Naphtha
(n.) One of
several
volatile
inflammable
liquids
obtained
by the
distillation
of
certain
carbonaceous
materials
and
resembling
the
naphtha
from
petroleum;
as,
Boghead
naphtha,
from
Boghead
coal
(obtained
at
Boghead,
Scotland);
crude
naphtha,
or light oil, from coal tar; wood
naphtha,
from wood, etc..
Gasoline
::
Gasoline
(n.) A
highly
volatile
mixture
of fluid
hydrocarbons,
obtained
from
petroleum,
as also by the
distillation
of
bituminous
coal. It is used in
making
air gas, and in
giving
illuminating
power to water gas. See
Carburetor..
Endecane
::
Endecane
(n.) One of the
higher
hydrocarbons
of the
paraffin
series,
C11H24,
found as a
constituent
of
petroleum..
Octonaphthene
::
Octonaphthene
(n.) A
colorless
liquid
hydrocarbon
of the
octylene
series,
occurring
in
Caucasian
petroleum..
Petroleum
::
Petroleum
(n.) Rock oil,
mineral
oil, or
natural
oil, a dark brown or
greenish
inflammable
liquid,
which,
at
certain
points,
exists
in the upper
strata
of the
earth,
from
whence
it is
pumped,
or
forced
by
pressure
of the gas
attending
it. It
consists
of a
complex
mixture
of
various
hydrocarbons,
largely
of the
methane
series,
but may vary much in
appearance,
composition,
and
properties.
It is
refined
by
distillation,
and the
products
include
kerosene,
benzine,
gasoline,
paraffin,
etc..
Pipage
::
Pipage
(n.)
Transportation,
as of
petroleum
oil, by means of a pipe
conduit;
also, the
charge
for such
transportation..
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