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unleaded

unleaded

12 3.2
Not containing lead, used as fuel or paint
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈliːdɪd/
: sin plomo
  • As the police chief said, it's unleaded gas.
  • unleaded gasoline
  • unleaded gas
  • regular unleaded

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Examples

  • China plans to convert fully to unleaded gas by the year 2000.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Unleaded fuel only.

    Another Stakeout (1993)

  • OK, so last thing we had to go to unleaded gas.

  • What do you use, unleaded, regular unleaded?

    Meet the Parents (2000)

  • Regular or unleaded, it gets the job done.

    Chopping Mall (1986)

  • To persuade drivers to buy unleaded fuel, its price had to be reduced in most European countries.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Europe also has had to acquire supplies and a distribution network for unleaded gasoline.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Funds are used for new buses, unleaded gasoline, clean-burning industrial fuels, and vehicular emission controls.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Catalytic converters are the best available technology for emission abatement, and they require unleaded gasoline.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The station only offers unleaded gasoline to reduce environmental pollution.

Synonyms

lead-free
vsunleaded
1 3.5

Does not contain the metal lead

is focused on absence or treatment with lead rather than only naming compounds
nonleaded
vsunleaded
  • Specialized
1 3.2

Fuel for cars that has no added lead

is the general term for substances not containing or treated with lead
leadless
vsunleaded
1 4.8

Not containing or treated with lead

is mainly used for petrol or gasoline rather than for all materials

Antonyms

leaded
4 7.0

Containing a heavy soft metal found in old pipes and car fuel

Compounds

unleaded gasoline
  • US
1 3.0

Fuel for cars that does not contain lead

unleaded petrol
  • UK
1 2.5

Petrol without added lead used to fuel cars

Surface Forms

unleaded positive

Morphology

unleaded = leaded (transparent) = un + lead + ed

Formed by negating the adjective 'leaded' (containing lead) with 'un-', so the meaning 'not containing lead' is directly derived.

Etymology

Unleaded breaks into the prefix un- meaning 'not' and lead meaning 'a heavy metal'. So unleaded means 'without lead' and is used for petrol and paint that do not have the harmful metal and are safer.