petrolæum

English

Noun

petrolæum (uncountable)

  1. Archaic spelling of petroleum.
    • 1758, John Rutty, “A Methodical Synopsis of Mineral Waters, comprehending the most celebrated Medicinal Waters, both cold and hot, of Great Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, and Italy, and several other parts of the world. […]”, in The Critical Review: or, Annals of Literature, volume the fourth, London: […] R[ichard] Baldwin [Junior], […], page 251:
      The foreign bituminous waters are, the Lacus Aſphaltites in Judea, a ſpring of petrolæum in the palatinate of Cracow in Poland, a ſpring of petrolæum in Tranſylvania, ſome hot ſprings of petrolæum in the kingdom of Naples, ſeveral ſprings of petrolæum in the duchy of Modena, the deſcription of which is chiefly from Rammazini.
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