gasoline
playSimple Definition of gasoline
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: a liquid made from petroleum and used especially as a fuel for engines
Full Definition of gasoline
: a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel especially for internal combustion engines and usually blended from several products of natural gas and petroleum
Variants of gasoline
gasolene
Origin and Etymology of gasoline
1gas + 2-ol + 2-ine or -ene
First Known Use: 1865
GASOLINE Defined for Kids
gasoline
playDefinition of gasoline for Students
: a flammable liquid made especially from natural gas found in the earth and from petroleum and used mostly as an automobile fuel
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