petroleum

noun

Stress: 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/