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Petroleum vs Polyforming - What's the difference?

petroleum | polyforming |

As nouns the difference between petroleum and polyforming

is that petroleum is petroleum while polyforming is an early, noncatalytic process for producing petroleum / gasoline by reacting low- and high-molecular weigh hydrocarbons at high temperature.

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)

    polyforming

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • An early, noncatalytic process for producing petroleum / gasoline by reacting low- and high-molecular weigh hydrocarbons at high temperature