petroleum
nounStress: second syllable
Syllables: pe-tro-le-um (4)
English Definition
A liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that is present in certain rock strata and can be extracted and refined to produce fuels
Example Sentence
Petrol and diesel are made from petroleum.
US IPA
/pəˈtroʊliəm/
UK IPA
/pəˈtrəʊliəm/