Thesaurus:petroleum
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]Sense: a flammable liquid, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons and occurring naturally in subterranean deposits, used as fuel
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- 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
[edit]- “petroleum” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “petroleum” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.