synthetic petroleum; artificial oil
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Meanings
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synthetic petroleum; liquid fuel similar to natural petroleum, extracted from oil shale or coal, or produced by chemical synthesis
Technical term used in chemistry and energy industries to refer to artificial alternatives to crude oil.
Suí随
zhe着
jì技
shù术
jìn进
bù步
，
rén人
zào造
shí石
yóu油
de的
shēng生
chǎn产
chéng成
běn本
zhèng正
zài在
zhú逐
jiàn渐
jiàng降
dī低
。
With technological advances, the production cost of synthetic petroleum is gradually decreasing.
Zhè这
gè个
guó国
jiā家
yōng拥
yǒu有
fēng丰
fù富
de的
rén人
zào造
shí石
yóu油
zī资
yuán源
。
This country has abundant synthetic petroleum resources.
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Kē科
xué学
jiā家
men们
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
rú如
hé何
gèng更
gāo高
xiào效
de地
cóng从
méi煤
zhōng中
tí提
qǔ取
rén人
zào造
shí石
yóu油
。
Scientists are researching how to more efficiently extract synthetic petroleum from coal.