Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A chemical derived from petroleum or natural gas.
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- noun chemistry any
compound derived frompetroleum ornatural gas - adjective Of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them
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- noun any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas
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Examples
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Also, Iran government had figured out that it would be more economical if they invested in petrochemical products for export instead of gas refineries, but they ignored the strategic importance of gas and the fact that the gas imports can be used as against them (it is pretty much the strongest outside leverage at the moment).
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The talks also touched on Iran's involvement in Serbian petrochemical industry had been discussed during the meeting.
Serbianna.com 2009
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The report also exempts developments identified past 2012 such as petrochemical and ammonia/urea production.
NZ On Screen 2010
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Photographs and newspaper articles recalling the city's founding, its bustling shrimping business and the arrival of industries such as petrochemical giant Dow Chemical Co. lined the walls.
The Facts: News 2009
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Onsite within industrial facilities that produce large amounts of biodegradable wastewaters, such as petrochemical plants, paper mills and large food processing plants.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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Photographs and newspaper articles recalling the city's founding, its bustling shrimping business and the arrival of industries such as petrochemical giant Dow Chemical Co. lined the walls.
The Facts: News 2009
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Essentially, it is an area source with a third (height) dimension (for example, the fugitive gaseous emissions from piping flanges, valves and other equipment at various heights within industrial facilities such as petrochemical plants).
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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Photographs and newspaper articles recalling the city's founding, its bustling shrimping business and the arrival of industries such as petrochemical giant Dow Chemical Co. lined the walls.
The Facts: News 2009
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Photographs and newspaper articles recalling the city's founding, its bustling shrimping business and the arrival of industries such as petrochemical giant Dow Chemical Co. lined the walls.
The Facts: News 2009
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"Given that Korea's economy is based on energy-intensive industries such as petrochemical, steel and manufacturing, it is difficult to lower carbon emission levels dramatically," said Hwang Byung-so, a manager in charge of climate change policy in the prime minister's office.
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