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Petroleum is the mixture of complex hydrogen and carbon compounds, known as hydrocarbons, found in the Earth's crust. Most of these compounds are the fossil remains of prehistoric forests and seabeds and can be thought of as fossilized biomass. If fossil hydrocarbons are very high in carbon content and in solid form, they are classified as coal.  1, record 1, English, - fossil%20hydrocarbon

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Hydrocarbure d'origine fossile dont l'exploitation permet l'obtention de combustibles tels que le charbon, le pétrole et le gaz naturel.  2, record 1, French, - hydrocarbure%20fossile

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It is this remarkable combination which has supplied most of humanity's economic energy needs in the entire history of the human race up to the present in both the renewable biomass and fossilized biomass forms.  2, record 2, English, - fossilized%20biomass

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Les hydrocarbures étant à l'origine des végétaux mais qui ont été fossilisés on parle alors de biomasse fossilisée.  2, record 2, French, - biomasse%20fossilis%C3%A9e

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It is this remarkable combination which has supplied most of humanity's economic energy needs in the entire history of the human race up to the present in both the renewable biomass and fossilized biomass forms.  1, record 3, English, - renewable%20biomass

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