petrolific UK /ˌpɛ.tɹə(ʊ)ˈlɪf.ɪk/US /ˌpɛ.tɹəˈlɪf.ɪk/ adjective1 •Yielding petroleum.The Stanley shale is too intricately folded to be of any petrolific importance in the Ouachita Mountains. The Stanley sandstone may contain gas at some places in the Arkansas Valley area […] — 1930 formsmore petrolific · most petrolific