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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespétrochimique
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pétrochimique
"Cette usine produit divers dérivés de la pétrochimie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas.
"Modern society relies heavily on petrochemicals to manufacture plastics, synthetic fibers, and fertilizers."
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Relating to or derived from petroleum or natural gas.
"The coastal city hosts a massive petrochemical complex producing various industrial polymers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'petroleum' (Modern Latin 'petroleum', from Greek 'petra' meaning rock and Latin 'oleum' meaning oil) and 'chemical' (derived from alchemy and Greek 'khēmeia'). Established in the mid-20th century with the rapid industrial expansion of organic chemistry derived from fossil fuels.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Petrochemical" is said worldwide
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pétrochimique
Transliteration: pétrochimique
"Cette usine produit divers dérivés de la pétrochimie."
petrochemisch
Transliteration: petrochemisch
"Die petrochemische Industrie ist für die Wirtschaft von großer Bedeutung."
petrochimico
Transliteration: petrochimico
"Il settore petrolchimico richiede rigorosi standard di sicurezza."
petroquímico
Transliteration: petroquímico
"Los productos petroquímicos son esenciales para la fabricación de plásticos."
petroquímico
Transliteration: petroquímico
"O complexo petroquímico expandiu sua produção este ano."
पेट्रोकेमिकल
Transliteration: petrochemikal
"पेट्रोकेमिकल उद्योग प्लास्टिक का उत्पादन करता है।"
石油化学
Transliteration: shíyóu huàxué
"这家工厂主要从事石油化学产品的加工。"
석유화학시설
Transliteration: seok-yu-hwa-hak-si-seol
"울산에는 대규모 석유화학시설이 위치해 있습니다."
石油化学
Transliteration: sekiyu kagaku
"石油化学コンビナートが海岸沿いに広がっている。"
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