Definitions for gasoline
ˌgæs əˈlin, ˈgæs əˌlingaso·line

Princeton's WordNet(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. gasoline, gasolene, gas, petrol(noun)

   a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. gasoline(Noun)

   A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.

   So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline? - 1991, Robert DeNiro (actor), Backdraft

   Etymology: gas + -ol + chemical suffix -ine

2. gasoline(Noun)

   A certain kind of gasoline.

   Etymology: gas + -ol + chemical suffix -ine

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Gasoline(noun)

   a highly volatile mixture of fluid hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, as also by the distillation of bituminous coal. It is used in making air gas, and in giving illuminating power to water gas. See Carburetor

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Gasoline

   Gasoline, or petrol, is a transparent, petroleum-derived oil that is used primarily as a fuel in internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic compounds obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum, enhanced with a variety of additives. Some gasolines also contain ethanol as an alternative fuel. In North America, the term gasoline is often shortened in colloquial usage to gas, while petrol is the common name in the UK, Republic of Ireland and in Commonwealth countries. Under normal ambient conditions, its material state is liquid, unlike liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas.

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Gasoline

   Volative flammable fuel (liquid hydrocarbons) derived from crude petroleum by processes such as distillation reforming, polymerization, etc.

How to pronounce gasoline?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say gasoline in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gasoline in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gasoline in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of gasoline in a Sentence

1. John Kilduff:

   The report was rather bearish, punctuated by the large crude oil inventory increase, gasoline demand remains anemic.

2. Lee Han-joon:

   Hyundai had a good fourth quarter, especially in the United States, where higher average-selling-price cars such as SUVs saw increasing demand as consumers shun public transit because of COVID-19 and low gasoline prices, holiday deals helped as well.

3. Jonathan Leitch:

   Coastal refineries would get the benefit of being able to sell more of their production into the local market and so achieve higher prices. Their surplus would also get a better value in the export markets, inland refineries would get a benefit from increased local (gasoline) demand and could maintain import parity pricing rather than export parity pricing in some cases.

4. Bob Yawger:

   While refiners may be getting paid the same amount for gasoline as last year, it’s on much lower production.

5. Ian Taylor:

   Gasoline is coming back with a vengeance. Refining margins are not as bad as we had feared.

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