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   petroleum

   /pɪˈtrəʊlɪəm/

   noun

   • 1. a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons which is present in suitable rock strata and can be extracted and refined to produce fuels including petrol, paraffin, and diesel oil; oil.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin, from Latin petra ‘rock’ (from Greek) + Latin oleum ‘oil’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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