What is the difference between petroleum and diesel?
petroleum | diesel |
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.
A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed
A vehicle powered by a diesel engine
(UK, slang) snakebite and black
To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression
(automotive) For a spark-ignition internal combustion engine to continue running after the electrical current to the spark plugs has been turned off. This occurs when there's enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air/fuel without a spark, the same way heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.
As nouns the difference between petroleum and diesel
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 diesel is a fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.As a verb diesel is
to ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression.petroleum
English
(wikipedia petroleum)Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
(en-noun)Synonyms
* oil * gas * gasoline * petroil * petrolDerived terms
* packaged petroleum product * petroleum coke * petroleum ether * petroleum jelly * petroleum spiritdiesel
English
(wikipedia diesel)Noun
Verb
(en verb)- The only reason the VW bug has a solenoid is to prevent it from dieseling .
