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Petroleum vs Petrodiesel - What's the difference?

petroleum | petrodiesel |

As nouns the difference between petroleum and petrodiesel

is that petroleum is petroleum while petrodiesel is diesel derived from petroleum (contrasted with biodiesel).

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)

    petrodiesel

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Diesel derived from petroleum (contrasted with biodiesel).
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=May 18, author=Jim Norman, title=Fuel From Plants, Not Oil Wells, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Biodiesel these days is selling at about the same prices as petrodiesel , or even a little more in many places. }}