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petroliferous

Meaning of "petroliferous" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PETROLIFEROUS

ˌpetrəˈlɪfərəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PETROLIFEROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Petroliferous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PETROLIFEROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of petroliferous in the English dictionary

The definition of petroliferous in the dictionary is containing or yielding petroleum.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PETROLIFEROUS

argilliferous · celliferous · celluliferous · cheliferous · chyliferous · coralliferous · cupuliferous · flagelliferous · fossiliferous · glanduliferous · globuliferous · granuliferous · mammaliferous · melliferous · metalliferous · papuliferous · petaliferous · proliferous · tentaculiferous · umbelliferous

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PETROLIFEROUS

petrol tank · petrol tanker · petrol-driven · petrol. · petrolage · petrolatum · petroleous · petroleum · petroleum ether · petroleum jelly · petroleur · petroleuse · petrolhead · petrolic · petrologic · petrological · petrologically · petrologies · petrologist · petrology

WORDS THAT END LIKE PETROLIFEROUS

boisterous · cadaverous · cancerous · coniferous · cruciferous · dangerous · generous · humorous · murderous · noncancerous · numerous · odoriferous · onerous · preposterous · prosperous · seminiferous · serous · slanderous · splendiferous · thunderous · treacherous

Synonyms and antonyms of petroliferous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «petroliferous» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PETROLIFEROUS

Find out the translation of petroliferous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of petroliferous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «petroliferous» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

油气
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

petrolífera
570 millions of speakers
en

English

petroliferous
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

तेल से भरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

petroliferous
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

нефтегазоносный
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

petrolífero
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

petroliferous
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

pétrolifère
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Petroliferous
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

erdöl
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

petroliferous
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

petroliferous
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Petroliferous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có dầu lửa
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பாறை எண்ணெய்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पेट्रोलियमयुक्त
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

petrollü
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

petrolifera
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

petroliferous
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

нафтогазоносний
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

petrolier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

petroliferous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

petroliferous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

petroliferous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

petroliferous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of petroliferous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PETROLIFEROUS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of petroliferous
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «petroliferous».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about petroliferous

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETROLIFEROUS»

Discover the use of petroliferous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to petroliferous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hydrogeodynamics of Oil and Gas Basins
Thus, the sedimentary cover of the Bukhara–Karshi petroliferous basin represents a system of blocks (similar to blocks of ice in the river during ice motion) bordered by different-age and different-depth faults, which determine the stratum- block ...
V.I. Djunin, A. V. Korzun, 2010
2
Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, ...
of strata not far away. On the basis of sand study, the petroliferous provinces outlined on the accompanying map are presented. With our present very limited knowledge of the condition of limestones underground, no reliable classification of ...
‎1921
3
Petroleum Magazine
Petroliferous Provinces Outlined; Productivity Analyzed Expert Predicts Limestones Containing No Signs of Mineral Oil Will Be Delimited Favorably By M. Q. Woodruff THE STORY EPITOMIZED Petroliferous provinces are those usually in moist ...
R. B. Foster, J.L. Newman, 1919
4
Technology of Petroleum, the Oil Fields of the World ...
2'13 Grey clay and petroliferous sands . . . . . 9'44 Petroliferous sands reach a depth of . . . . 140'79 BIBI Ainsn.' This geological section might almost serve as a type of the general conformation of the whole of the oil field. Moreover exactly the  ...
Henry Neuburger, Henri Noalhat, 1901
5
Bulletin of the American Institute of Mining and ...
considered a petroliferOus province, it must have had an abundance of living things from which the oil could have been derived. On this basis, certain classes of petroliferous provinces may be distinguished. Igneous R0cks.—It is evident at  ...
‎1919
6
Mining and Metallurgy
of strata not far away. On the basis of sand study, the petroliferous provinces outlined on the accompanying map are presented. With our present very limited knowledge of the condition of limestones underground, no reliable classification of ...
‎1919
7
Transactions of the American Institute of Mining and ...
of strata not far away. On the basis of sand study, the petroliferous provinces outlined on the accompanying map are presented. With our present very limited knowledge of the condition of limestones underground, no reliable classification of ...
‎1921
8
Bulletin of the American Institute of Mining Engineers
of strata not far away. On the basis of sand study, the petroliferous provinces outlined on the accompanying map are presented. With our present very limited knowledge of the condit ion of limestones underground, no reliable classification of ...
‎1919
9
Technology of petroleum: the oil fields of the world, their ...
8-84 Petroliferous sands ........ 1159 Grey clay 27-74 Petroliferous clays (minimum yield) .... 3 05 Grey clays and sands 28 95 Sands (gas) 8-59 Petroliferous clay ( minimum yield) 4 88 Grey clay 4 27 Brown clay 10 87 Petroliferous clay ...
Henry Neuburger, Henri Noalhat, 1901
10
Transactions
considered a petroliferous province, it must have had an abundance of living things from which the oil could have been derived. On this basis, certain classes of petroliferous provinces may be distinguished. Igneous Rocks. — It is evident at  ...
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, 1921

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETROLIFEROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term petroliferous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tower Resources bags £5.2mln in oversubscribed placing
“Located in the Rio Del Rey Basin, a sub-basin of the highly petroliferous Niger Delta, the Thali Block provides Tower with lower risk appraisal ... «Proactive Investors UK, Jul 15»
2
Are There More Oil and Gas Wells in LA Than Movie Stars?
... that the LA Basin is one of the most petroliferous basins on the planet (there is more oil per square meter than any other basin on the planet), ... «EcoWatch, Mar 15»
3
Plummeting exploration is threatening the future of North Sea oil
“There is little doubt that significant potential remains in a wide range of highly petroliferous UKCS basins, both in the more mature areas of the ... «The Journal, Mar 15»
4
Despite capacity constraints, oil & gas industry still promising
To him, investment opportunities for foreign investors include exploration and production in petroliferous onshore and offshore blocs; ... «The Nation, Feb 15»
5
Petro One Update
... and fluorescent cut, and emitted a strong petroliferous odor during sample wash. Independent technical consultants recommended reworking ... «Marketwired, Nov 14»
6
Impact Oil and Gas wins new exploration license offshore of West …
Impact Oil and Gas executive chairman Mike Doherty said: "The award of offshore AGC Profond, Impact's second licence in the petroliferous ... «Offshore Technology, Oct 14»
7
Impact snaps up acreage offshore Senegal and Guinea Bissau
“The award of offshore AGC Profond, Impact's second licence in the petroliferous Casmance basin, is an exciting addition to our growing world ... «Oil & Gas Technology, Oct 14»
8
Petro One Private Placements Closed / Preparations for Drilling …
... and fluorescent cut, and emitted a strong petroliferous odor during sample wash. Parameters calculated by an independent petrophysicist for ... «Marketwired, Oct 14»
9
The Rhinoplaster's Tale
Jones: The Petroliferous Seraglio of Internecine Quips and Straight Up Vampire: A History of Vampires in Colonial Philadelphia in Light of the ... «FWWeekly, Jul 14»
10
Time to give these Numbies a stake in their own shale-rich land
... in this country, and the impossibility of determining from what point in a petroliferous area the supply tapped by any boring is actually drawn”. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
REFERENCE
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