Thesaurus:petroleum

English

Noun

Sense: a flammable liquid, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons and occurring naturally in subterranean deposits, used as fuel

Synonyms
  • black gold (informal, idiomatic)
  • dino juice (slang, humorous)
  • dino oil (slang, humorous)
  • dinosaur juice (slang, humorous)
  • dinosaur oil (slang, humorous)
  • gas
  • gasoline
  • juice (slang)
  • oil
  • petrol
  • petroleum
  • Texas tea (slang)

Further reading

  • “petroleum” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
  • “petroleum” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
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