Usually means: Volatile fraction of petroleum distillation.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (petroleum ether)

noun:  A volatile petroleum fraction, usually available in a number of fractions boiling between 40°C and 140°C, and used as a solvent in the laboratory and industry.

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