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petrochemicals

/ˌpetroʊˈkemɪkəlz/ /ˌpetroʊˈkemɪkl̩z/

Meanings
noun

Petroquímicos

Any compound derived from petroleum or natural gas

Examples :

"Many plastic toys are made from petrochemicals derived from oil. "
Muchos juguetes de plástico están hechos de petroquímicos derivados del petróleo.
chemistry fuel industry material substance

Related Words

Illustration compound

compound noun

/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/ /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/ /kəmˈpaʊnd/

Recinto, complejo

"The prisoners were kept in a secure compound. "

Los prisioneros fueron mantenidos en un recinto seguro.

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

De, desde

"I got a letter from my brother."

Recibí una carta de mi hermano.

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

Gusano, larva

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

El montón de compost atrajo muchos gusanos blancos pequeños.

Illustration toys

toys noun

/tɔɪz/

Juguetes

"A grown man does not play with a child’s toy."

Un hombre adulto no juega con el juguete de un niño.

Illustration natural

natural noun

/ˈnætʃəɹəl/ /-ɚəl/

Nativo, indígena

"The new student was a natural from Japan. "

El nuevo estudiante era un nativo de Japón.

Illustration any

any adverb

/ˈæni/ /ˈɛni/

En lo más mínimo, en absoluto

"I will not remain here any longer."

No permaneceré aquí por más tiempo.

Illustration petroleum

petroleum noun

/pəˈtɹoʊliəm/

Petróleo

"The factory used petroleum to fuel its machinery. "

La fábrica usó petróleo para alimentar su maquinaria.

Illustration many

many noun

/ˈmæni/ /ˈmɛni/

Multitud, muchedumbre

"Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many."

La democracia debe equilibrar los derechos de unos pocos contra la voluntad de la multitud.

Illustration derived

derived verb

/dɪˈɹaɪvd/

Derivar, obtener

"The student derived the answer to the math problem from the formula. "

El estudiante obtuvo la respuesta al problema de matemáticas de la fórmula.

Illustration are

are noun

/ɛə/ /ɛəɹ/

Área

"The old blueprints for the house used the are as a unit of measurement. "

Los planos antiguos de la casa usaban el área como unidad de medida.

Illustration gas

gas noun

/ɡæs/

Gas

"A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder."

Mucho gas se había escapado del cilindro.

Illustration plastic

plastic noun

/ˈplæstɪk/

Plástico

"My new water bottle is made of plastic. "

Mi nueva botella de agua está hecha de plástico.