Usually means: Chemicals derived from petroleum processing.
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  1. petrochemical: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. petrochemical: Merriam-Webster
  3. petrochemical: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. petrochemical: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. petrochemical: Collins English Dictionary
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  7. Petrochemical, petrochemical: Wordnik
  8. petrochemical: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. petrochemical: Wiktionary
  10. petrochemical: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. petrochemical: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. petrochemical: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. petrochemical: Dictionary.com
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  15. petrochemical: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Petrochemical: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  19. petrochemical: Mnemonic Dictionary
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▸ noun:  (petrochemistry) Any compound derived from petroleum or natural gas.
▸ adjective:  Of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them.

Similar:
petrochem, petchem, petroproduct, petrocarbon, petroline, petroleomics, petrodiesel, naphtha, petroleum coke, syngas, more...

Opposite:
biochemical, organic, natural

Phrases:
Petrochemical industry, China Petrochemical Corporation, National Petrochemical Company, Instrumentation in petrochemical industries, Petrochemical industry in Romania, more...

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large, major, important, new, non, first, many, basic, automotive, nuclear, pharmaceutical

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Similar:
petrochem, petchem, petroproduct, petrocarbon, petroline, petroleomics, petrodiesel, naphtha, petroleum coke, syngas, more...

Opposite:
biochemical, organic, natural

Phrases:
Petrochemical industry, China Petrochemical Corporation, National Petrochemical Company, Instrumentation in petrochemical industries, Petrochemical industry in Romania, Formosa Petrochemical, more...

Adjectives:
large, major, important, new, non, first, many, basic, automotive, nuclear, pharmaceutical

Colors:
    charcoal,     slate gray,     steel blue,     midnight blue,     gunmetal, more...



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