different between petroleum vs desulfurize

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

Alternative forms

• desulphurise
• desulphurize

Etymology

de- +? sulfurize

Verb

desulfurize (third-person singular simple present desulfurizes, present participle desulfurizing, simple past and past participle desulfurized)

1. (American spelling, transitive) To remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases).

Synonyms

• desulfur

Translations