Thesaurus:petroleum

Thesaurus

petroleum

English

Noun

Sense: a flammable liquid, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons and occurring naturally in subterranean deposits, used as fuel

Synonyms

• black gold (informal, idiomatic)
• dino juice (slang, humorous)
• dino oil (slang, humorous)
• dinosaur juice (slang, humorous)
• dinosaur oil (slang, humorous)
• gas
• gasoline
• juice (slang)
• oil
• petrol
• petroleum
• Texas tea (slang)

Further reading

• “petroleum” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “petroleum” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.