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10 Language-to-English DictionariesErdölplastik
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈeːɐ̯døːlˌplastɪk
"Erdölplastik belastet die Umwelt seit Jahrzehnten."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A synthetic polymer material manufactured using petroleum or natural gas derivatives as the primary raw material base.
"Most single-use water bottles are made from traditional petroleum-plastic that takes hundreds of years to degrade." - 2
Conventional plastics produced via fossil fuel refining, contrasted with emerging bio-plastics.
"Environmental regulations are increasingly targeting petroleum-plastic packaging to reduce carbon emissions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'petroleum' (from New Latin petroleum, from medieval Latin oleum petrae meaning 'rock oil') combined with 'plastic' (from Greek plastikos meaning 'capable of being molded'). Coined in the 20th century with the rapid expansion of the petrochemical industry to distinguish synthetic polymers derived from crude oil from natural or bio-based alternatives.
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plastique pétrochimique
Transliteration: plastik petʁɔʃimik
"La majorité des emballages utilise du plastique pétrochimique."
Erdölplastik
Transliteration: ˈeːɐ̯døːlˌplastɪk
"Erdölplastik belastet die Umwelt seit Jahrzehnten."
plastica derivata dal petrolio
Transliteration: plastika derivata dal petrolio
"Dobbiamo ridurre il consumo di plastica derivata dal petrolio."
plástico de petróleo
Transliteration: plasˈtiko de peˈtɾoljo
"El plástico de petróleo contamina los océanos."
plástico de petróleo
Transliteration: ˈplaʃtiku dʒi peˈtɾɔliu
"O plástico de petróleo é um grande desafio para a reciclagem."
पेट्रोलियम प्लास्टिक
Transliteration: petroliyam plasṭik
"पर्यावरण को बचाने के लिए पेट्रोलियम प्लास्टिक का उपयोग कम करना चाहिए।"
石油塑料
Transliteration: shí yóu sù liào
"减少石油塑料的使用对环境保护至关重要。"
석유계 플라스틱
Transliteration: seok-yu-gye peul-la-seu-tik
"우리는 석유계 플라스틱 사용을 줄여야 합니다."
石油系プラスチック
Transliteration: sekiyu-kei purasuchikku
"環境負荷を減らすため石油系プラスチックの削減が進められています。"
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