| NOUN | substance | petrol, gasoline, gasolene, gas | a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum |
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| Sounds | peh'trowl | |
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| Rhymes | amphibole ... whole: 76 rhymes with owl... | |
| 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. | |
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| 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 |
| 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 | |
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