ˈpe.trəˌlēn, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: German petrolen, irregular from petroleum, from Medieval Latin
: the part of asphalt soluble in paraffin naphtha or hexane and free from asphaltenes and carbenes
ˈpe.trəˌlēn, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: German petrolen, irregular from petroleum, from Medieval Latin
: the part of asphalt soluble in paraffin naphtha or hexane and free from asphaltenes and carbenes
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012