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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinstalação petroquímica
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ĩs.ta.laˈsãw pe.tɾoˈki.mi.kɐ/
"A instalação petroquímica opera com altos padrões de segurança."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An industrial plant or complex that manufactures chemicals derived from petroleum or natural gas.
"The new petrochemical facility will increase regional production of synthetic plastics and resins." - 2
A large-scale installation equipped for refining and converting hydrocarbon raw materials into industrial feedstocks.
"Stricter environmental regulations were recently imposed on every petrochemical facility operating near the coastline."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'petrochemical', derived from the Greek 'petra' (rock) and the modern chemical terms 'petroleum' and 'chemical' (coined in the late 19th and early 20th centuries), with 'facility', originating from the Latin 'facilitas' via French. It emerged with the rapid expansion of the modern oil and gas industry in the mid-20th century to designate industrial complexes designed for chemical processing.
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installation pétrochimique
Transliteration: /ɛ̃s.ta.la.sjɔ̃ pe.tʁo.ki.miʃ/
"La nouvelle installation pétrochimique respecte les normes environnementales."
petrochemische Anlage
Transliteration: /pe.tʁoˈkeː.mɪ.ʃə ˈan.laː.ɡə/
"Die petrochemische Anlage produziert wichtige Grundstoffe für die Industrie."
impianto petrolchimico
Transliteration: /imˈpjan.to pe.trolˈki.mi.ko/
"Il grande impianto petrolchimico si trova vicino alla costa."
instalación petroquímica
Transliteration: /ins.ta.laˈsjon pe.tɾoˈki.mi.ka/
"La expansión de la instalación petroquímica generará nuevos empleos."
instalação petroquímica
Transliteration: /ĩs.ta.laˈsãw pe.tɾoˈki.mi.kɐ/
"A instalação petroquímica opera com altos padrões de segurança."
पेट्रोकेमिकल सुविधा
Transliteration: /pe.tɾoː.ke.mi.kəl su.vi.d̪ʱɑ/
"नए पेट्रोकेमिकल सुविधा केंद्र का उद्घाटन कल किया जाएगा।"
石化设施
Transliteration: /shí huà shè shī/
"这家石化设施采用了最新的减排技术。"
석유화학 시설
Transliteration: /sʌk.ju.hwa.hak si.sʌl/
"새로운 석유화학 시설이 해안 지역에 건설되고 있습니다."
石油化学施設
Transliteration: /se.ki.yū ka.gaku shi.setsu/
"その石油化学施設は地域経済にとって非常に重要です。"
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