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Glycerin vs Petroleum - What's the difference?

glycerin | petroleum |

As nouns the difference between glycerin and petroleum

is that glycerin is glycerine while petroleum is petroleum.

glycerin

English

Noun

(-)
  • (organic compound)

    • References

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    petroleum

    English

    (wikipedia petroleum)

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • 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.

    • Synonyms

    * oil * gas * gasoline * petroil * petrol

    Derived terms

    * packaged petroleum product * petroleum coke * petroleum ether * petroleum jelly * petroleum spirit

    Related terms

    * (l)