Crude and Petroleum

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Crude noun - A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.

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Petroleum is a synonym for crude. In some cases you can use "Petroleum" instead a noun "Crude".

Nearby Words: crudity, crudely

Petroleum noun - A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.

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Crude is a synonym for petroleum. You can use "Crude" instead the word "Petroleum" as a noun or an adjective.

Ironically, you can't actually fuel it with crude oil or petroleum, and there isn't any diesel (or gasoline) fuel products in the game.

Source: Non Indicative Name / Video Games
The blacksmith originally used a barrel of crude oil, which, as pointed out, was not available to Medieval blacksmiths (besides, using petroleum to cool down something that could still emit sparks is probably not the best idea).

Source: Literature / Magic 2.0
At first, he starts helping the clan responsible for obtaining crude oil and producing petroleum by taking one of the primitive automobiles made by a neighboring clan and carefully taking it apart to learn how it runs.

Source: Literature / Deathworld

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