gasoline
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines (Freq. 1) • Syn: gasolene, gas, petrol • Derivationally related forms: gasify (for: gas) • Hypernyms: fuel, hydrocarbon • Hyponyms: leaded gasoline, leaded petrol, napalm, unleaded gasoline, unleaded petrol • Substance Holonyms: gasohol
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