different between petroleum vs abiogenic

English

Alternative forms

• petrolaeum (archaic)
• petrolæum (archaic)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin petroleum, from petra (“rock”) + oleum (“oil”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??t?o?li?m/

Noun

petroleum (plural petroleums or petrolea)

1. a flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface

   Synonyms: crude oil, oil

Derived terms

Related terms

• (not a synonym) petrol (gasoline, gas)
• linoleum

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

From Medieval Latin petroleum, from petra (“rock”) + oleum (“oil”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pe?tro?le?um

Noun

petroleum m (uncountable)

1. petroleum

Synonyms

• aardolie
• ruwe olie

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: petroleum

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch petroleum, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from petra (“rock”) + oleum (“oil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pe.tro?leu.m]
• Hyphenation: pét?ro?lé?um

Noun

petroleum or pétroléum

1. petroleum.

   Synonym: minyak bumi

Further reading

• “petroleum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

English

Etymology

a- +? biogenic

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?e?.ba?.o??d???.n?k/, /?e?.ba?.??d???.n?k/

Adjective

abiogenic (not comparable)

1. Not produced or derived by means of living organisms or their processes. [Late 19^th century.]

Usage notes

• This term is intended to include materials derived from petroleum, coal, or sediments such as limestone. Although these materials derive from biological sources and have biochemical content, the chemical processes that produce these materials from dead organisms are purely physical. The role of man, also a living organism, is not counted, since the chemical processes used by man are external chemical reactions and not internal biochemical reactions.

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