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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pet•rol /ˈpɛtrəl/USA pronunciation n. - Chemistry, British Terms[Brit.]gasoline.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pet•rol (pe′trəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -rolled, -rol•ling. n. - Chemistry, British Terms[Brit.]gasoline.
- Chemistry[Archaic.]petroleum.
v.t. - British Termsto clean with gasoline.
- Medieval Latin petroleum petroleum
- Middle French petrole
- 1590–1600
- Rockspetrology.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: petrol /ˈpɛtrəl/ n - 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
US and Canadian name: gasoline
Etymology: 16th Century: via French from Medieval Latin petroleum |