different between petroleum vs carburet

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

Alternative forms

• carburate

Verb

carburet (third-person singular simple present carburets, present participle carbureting or carburetting, simple past and past participle carbureted or carburetted)

1. (transitive) To react with carbon.
2. (transitive) To mix (air) with hydrocarbons, especially with petroleum, as in an internal combustion engine.

Derived terms

Noun

carburet (plural carburets)

1. (chemistry, dated) A carbide.