Petroleum
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004844
Naturally occurring complex liquid hydrocarbons which, after distillation, yield combustible fuels, petrochemicals, and lubricants.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004844 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2017; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Fossil fuels; Petrochemicals; Liquid petroleum gas; Petrolatum; Oil and gas industry; Asphaltenes; Mineral oil; Bitumen |
| Translations | Spanish: petróleo |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004844",
"term": "Petroleum",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Naturally occurring complex liquid hydrocarbons which, after distillation, yield combustible fuels, petrochemicals, and lubricants.",
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"fossil fuels",
"petrochemicals",
"liquid petroleum gas",
"petrolatum",
"oil and gas industry",
"asphaltenes",
"mineral oil",
"bitumen"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2017",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "petróleo"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/petroleum/"
}
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