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Petroleum
Petroleum
n.
Rock
oil
,
mineral
oil
, or
natural
oil
, a
dark
brown
or
greenish
inflammable
liquid
,
which
, at
certain
points
,
exists
in
the
upper
strata
of
the
earth
,
from
whence
it is
pumped
, or
forced
by
pressure
of
the
gas
attending
it. It
consists
of a
complex
mixture
of
various
hydrocarbons
,
largely
of
the
methane
series
,
but
may
vary
much
in
appearance
,
composition
,
and
properties
. It is
refined
by
distillation
,
and
the
products
include
kerosene
,
benzine
,
gasoline
,
paraffin
,
etc
.
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