Petroleum

Definition of Petroleum

a dark-colored, flammable liquid found in the earth, consisting mainly of a mixture of hydrocarbons.

How should Petroleum divide into syllables

There are four syllables in the word petroleum. The vowels are E, O, E, and U. The consonants are P, T, R, L, and M.

Part of Speech - Petroleum

Oil companies drill for petroleum to make gasoline for cars.

Sentences with Petroleum

• The country's economy depends heavily on its petroleum exports.
• The car engine needs petroleum to run.
• Petroleum is a non-renewable resource.
• The workers on the oil rig extract petroleum from deep beneath the ground.
• The price of petroleum has increased over the years.
• Petroleum spills can harm the environment.
• The refinery turns crude petroleum into usable products.
• Petroleum exploration can be dangerous work.
• Some countries have nationalized their petroleum industries.
• The government taxes petroleum to raise revenue.

Quotes with Petroleum

• "Oil is like a wild animal in captivity. When producers try to control prices, as OPEC did in the 1970s, that is like trying to tame a wild animal. The animal may appear to be tamed for a while, but eventually it will bite back." - Daniel Yergin
• "We're going to continue to use petroleum products and coal, but we have to do it in a cleaner way. Anything we can do to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases is going to be beneficial." - Mike Pompeo
• "The discovery of oil has been a curse in some ways, but it's also been a blessing for us in Iraq." - Ahmed Chalabi
• "Global warming is real. It is happening today. It is being charted by our satellites. It is being charted by our scientists. It is being charted by those of us in this body, and I think the real key is if we are ready to admit that fact and take the action to make the necessary conversion." - Dianne Feinstein

Number of characters in Petroleum

9 ( p, e, t, r, o, l, e, u, m )

Unique letters in Petroleum

8 ( p, e, t, r, o, l, u, m )

Petroleum Backwards

muelortep

Phonetic Transcription of Petroleum

IPA (International): pʌˈtrəʊli:ʌm

ARA (American): pʌˈtroliʌm

EPA (English): pʌˈtrəʊli:ʌm

PAH-TROW-LIY-AH-M