Petroleum (crude oil)

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Petroleum (crude oil)

Meaning of term petroleum (crude oil)

A naturally occurring, oily, flammable liquid composed principally of hydrocarbons. Crude oil is occasionally found in springs or pools but usually is drilled from wells beneath the earth's surface.

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