petrol (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *petrol*:
NOUN	substance	petrol, gasoline, gasolene, gas	a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum

petrol > pronunciation
Sounds	peh'trowl
Rhymes	amphibole ... whole: 76 rhymes with owl...

English > *petrol*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines.
Synonyms	gasoline, gasolene, gas
Narrower	leaded gasoline, leaded petrol	gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks
	napalm	gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps
	unleaded gasoline, unleaded petrol	gasoline that has not been treated with a lead compound
Broader	fuel	A substance that can be consumed to produce energy
Broader	hydrocarbon	An organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
Substance of	gasohol	A gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn
Spanish	bencina, gas, gasolene, gasolina, petróleo
Catalan	benzina, gas, gasolene, gasolina

HyperDic: petrol