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Definition of petrol
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Petrol
(n.)
Petroleum.
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Illuminant
::
Illuminant
(n.) That which
illuminates
or
affords
light;
as, gas and
petroleum
are
illuminants..
Petroleuse
::
Petroleuse
(n. f.) One who makes use of
petroleum
for
incendiary
purposes.
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..
Petrological
::
Petrological
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
petrology.
Petroleur
::
Petroleur
(n. f.) Alt. of
Petroleus.
Naphthene
::
Naphthene
(n.) A
peculiar
hydrocarbon
occuring
as an
ingredient
of
Caucasian
petroleum.
Paraffine
::
Paraffine
(n.) A white waxy
substance,
resembling
spermaceti,
tasteless
and
odorless,
and
obtained
from coal tar, wood tar,
petroleum,
etc., by
distillation.
It is used as an
illuminant
and
lubricant.
It is very
inert,
not being acted upon by most of the
strong
chemical
reagents.
It was
formerly
regarded
as a
definite
compound,
but is now known to be a
complex
mixture
of
several
higher
hydrocarbons
of the
methane
or
marsh-gas
series;
hence,
by
extension,
any
substance,
whether
solid,
liquid,
or
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 170ยก
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..
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..
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..
Pentane
::
Pentane
(n.) Any one of the three
metameric
hydrocarbons,
C5H12,
of the
methane
or
paraffin
series.
They are
colorless,
volatile
liquids,
two of which occur in
petroleum.
So
called
because
of the five
carbon
atoms in the
molecule..
Petrol
::
Petrol
(n.)
Petroleum.
Vaseline
::
Vaseline
(n.) A
yellowish
translucent
substance,
almost
odorless
and
tasteless,
obtained
as a
residue
in the
purification
of crude
petroleum,
and
consisting
essentially
of a
mixture
of
several
of the
higher
members
of the
paraffin
series.
It is used as an
unguent,
and for
various
purposes
in the arts. See the Note under
Petrolatum..
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..
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..
Petrology
::
Petrology
(n.) A
treatise
on
petrology.
Octane
::
Octane
(n.) Any one of a group of
metametric
hydrocarcons
(C8H18)
of the
methane
series.
The most
important
is a
colorless,
volatile,
inflammable
liquid,
found in
petroleum,
and a
constituent
of
benzene
or
ligroin..
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..
Eikosane
::
Eikosane
(n.) A solid
hydrocarbon,
C20H42,
of the
paraffine
series,
of
artificial
production,
and also
probably
occurring
in
petroleum..
Petrography
::
Petrography
(n.) The
scientific
description
of
rocks;
that
department
of
science
which
investigates
the
constitution
of
rocks;
petrology.
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