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gasolene

gasolene

3.8
A liquid that can burn and is used as fuel for cars and machines
  • noun
  • /ˈɡæsəˌlin/
  • Archaic
translation icon : gasolina
  • She filled her tank with gasoline before starting the long journey.

It doesn't sound like a gas car, but it sounds like a revving motor of some kind.

Examples

  • The world is less intelligent today because of leaded gasoline, But there are even more troubling correlations.

  • And the final product is the gasoline blend stock and the diesel blend stock.

  • Everyone who buys gas needs to know about Get Upside.

  • Fuel is gasoline, this is gasoline, something like that.

  • They commit now to buy gasoline at a peg future price.

  • The car runs on gasoline that is refined from crude oil.

  • Many people are concerned about the rising price of gasoline for their vehicles.

Synonyms

gas
vsgasolene
  • US
787 1.0

A liquid fuel used in car engines

is the same fuel but without the regional naming note
gasoline
vsgasolene
  • US
318 1.6

A liquid people put in cars to make the engine run

is identical in meaning and usage as described
petrol
vsgasolene
  • UK
36 1.4

A liquid fuel that cars use in their engines

matches the same meaning and common usage

Surface Forms

gasolene singular
gasolenes plural
gasolines plural
gasoline singular

Etymology

Gasolene starts with gas, which means a light 'vapor' used for fuel, and ends with -olene, an old ending found in names for similar fuels, so the word paints the idea of a light oil that makes gas for engines. That's why gasolene means the flammable liquid used to run cars and other engines.