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petroliferous [‚pe·trə′lif·ə·rəs]

(geology)

Containing petroleum.

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where giant Ichthys field was discovered in the petroliferous Browse Basin.

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How violently natural/my petroliferous valley looks/in this faint, blue wash;/the slow, arc'd strokes/of a great egret's wings/deny the crude thickness/of this air.

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The Uintah Basin is considered one of the most petroliferous areas in the country.

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