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Petroleum vs Refinery - What's the difference?

petroleum | refinery |

As nouns the difference between petroleum and refinery

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 refinery is a building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals.

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)

    refinery

    English

    (wikipedia refinery)

    Noun

    (refineries)
  • A building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals.

    • Related terms

    * refine * refinement