petrolean, a. nonce-wd.
(pɪˈtrəʊlɪən)
[f. petrole-um + -an.]
Using petroleum (for incendiary purposes: see pétroleur).
| 1893 Goldw. Smith Ess. 2 Satanism manifests itself..under various forms and names, such as Nihilism, Intransigentism, Petrolean Communism. |