Material and Petroleum

Material

Material noun - The basic elements from which something can be developed.

Petroleum and material are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Petroleum" instead a noun "Material".

Petroleum

Petroleum noun - A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
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Synonyms for Petroleum

Material and petroleum are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Material" instead a noun "Petroleum".

Both words in one sentence

  • World War II / Prelude To War However, the Nationalists only needed to buy some 10% of their war-material, albeit all of their petroleum supplies, from Anglo-American companies.
  • Literature / The Pentagon War In the early days of Human-Centauri, plastic was likewise an expensive and hard-to-get material, since the (lifeless) asteroids of the system had no petroleum.
  • Literature / Tales from the Securemarket Trash of the Titans: "Steve, this may be the messiest apartment in New Washingtonian history." Unobtainium: So-called "High Density Plastic," which isn't even petroleum-based, comprises nearly every city-made material.
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