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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gas•o•line /ˌgæsəˈlin, ˈgæsəˌlin/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Chemistryan easily ignited liquid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum that burns rapidly and easily, used chiefly as a fuel for internal-combustion engines.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gas•o•line (gas′ə lēn′, gas′ə lēn′),USA pronunciation n. - Chemistrya volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- 1860–65, American.; gas + -ol2 + -ine2
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gasoline, gasolene /ˈɡæsəˌliːn/ n - US Canadian 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
Also called (esp in Britain): petrol
gasolinic /ˌɡæsəˈlɪnɪk/ adj |