Alternative spelling of petrol-electric

In a petrological way.

(organic chemistry) The identification of the totality of the constituents of naturally-occurring petroleum and crude oil

A mixture of propane and butane with traces of some other gases, which is kept in a liquid state at high pressure in metal bottles, and used as a source of gas for cooking, heating and as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.

Archaic spelling of petroleum.

A proponent of petrolism.

plural of petrolist

(organic chemistry) A paraffin obtained from petroleum from Rangoon in India, practically identical with ordinary paraffin.

plural of petrolatum

Helaeomyia petrolei, a Californian fly whose larvae feed on dead insects that become trapped in naturally occurring petroleum pools.