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gasoline
[ gas-uh-leen, gas-uh-leen ]
noun
- a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
gasoline
/ ˌɡæsəˈlɪnɪk; ˈɡæsəˌliːn /
noun
- any one of various volatile flammable liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons, mainly hexane, heptane, and octane, obtained from petroleum and used as a solvent and a fuel for internal-combustion engines. Usually petrol also contains additives such as antiknock compounds and corrosion inhibitors Also called (esp in Britain)petrol
gasoline
/ găs′ə-lēn′ /
- A highly flammable mixture of liquid hydrocarbons that are derived from petroleum. The hydrocarbons in gasoline contain between five and eight carbon atoms. Gasoline is used as a fuel for internal-combustion engines in automobiles, motorcycles, and small trucks.
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Derived Forms
- gasolinic, adjective
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Other Words From
- gaso·lineless adjective
- gas·o·lin·ic [gas-, uh, -, lee, -nik, -, lin, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
He is perfectly capable of introducing a bill requiring all cars to run on corn stalks instead of gasoline.
The bodies had been piled onto dry branches and logs, doused in gasoline, and set afire.
All Americans really did sacrifice then, accepting strict food and gasoline quotas and doing without a lot of things.
More road closures mean more detours and traffic jams, and more money on gasoline.
This is a lot of biofuel, which is why somebody, in an effort to get rid of the stuff, has been watering our gasoline.
He put all his doctor truck into his gasoline wagon last night and choo-chooed outen town.
"Here are our canteens," he went on excitedly, picking both of the gasoline-cans out of the rumble.
Even the storage of gasoline in suitable tanks set down in the earth is not a nuisance.
Then, for the first time, Matt saw that his reserve supply of gasoline had been removed from the head of the Comet.
The gasoline used also gave off a gas of highly explosive character and one very likely to escape from leaky tanks or joints.
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