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fossil fuel vs petroleum

petroleum vs fossil fuel

fossil fuel and petroleum both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fossil fuel Yes No No No
petroleum Yes No No No
As nouns, petroleum is a hyponym of fossil fuel; that is, petroleum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fossil fuel:
  • fossil fuel: fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content
  • petroleum: a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
Other hyponyms of fossil fuel include coal, gas, natural gas, crude, crude oil, fossil oil, oil, rock oil.
fossil fuel (noun) petroleum (noun)
fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
Difference between fossil fuel and petroleum

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