gasoline | | |
n. (substance) | 1. gas, gasolene, gasoline, petrol | a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines. |
| ~ gasohol | a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn. |
| ~ leaded gasoline, leaded petrol | gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks.; "combustion of leaded gasoline released lead into the air where it could cause lead poisoning" |
| ~ fuel | a substance that can be consumed to produce energy.; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft" |
| ~ hydrocarbon | an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen. |
| ~ napalm | gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers. |
| ~ unleaded gasoline, unleaded petrol | gasoline that has not been treated with a lead compound. |
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