petroleum

As nouns the difference between water and petroleum

is that water is (uncountable) a chemical, found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid, having the formula h₂o, required by all forms of life on earth while petroleum is petroleum.

As a verb water

is to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

As a noun petroleum

is petroleum.

As an adjective hydroelectric is

that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water.

As nouns the difference between crude and petroleum

is that crude is any substance in its natural state while petroleum is petroleum.

As an adjective crude

is being in a natural state.

As nouns the difference between fuel and petroleum

is that fuel is substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction while petroleum is petroleum.

As a verb fuel

is to provide with fuel.

As nouns the difference between mineral and petroleum

is that mineral is any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties while petroleum is a flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface.

As an adjective mineral

is of, related to, or containing minerals.

As nouns the difference between petroleum and vaseline

is that petroleum is a flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface while Vaseline is alternative case form of lang=en.

As a verb vaseline is

to lubricate with vaseline.

As nouns the difference between hydrocarbons and petroleum

is that hydrocarbons is while petroleum is petroleum.

As a noun petroleum is

petroleum.

As nouns the difference between petroleum and petrochemicals

is that petroleum is a flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface while petrochemicals is plural of petrochemical.