gasoline
pronunciation
How to pronounce gasoline in British English:
UK [ˈɡæsəliːn , ˌɡæsəˈliːn]
How to pronounce gasoline in American English:
US [ˈɡæsəliːn , ˌɡæsəˈliːn]
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- 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
Word Origin
- gasoline (n.)
- "lightest volatile liquid obtained from distillation of petroleum," 1864 (alternative spelling gasolene is from 1865), from gas (n.) + -ol (probably here representing Latin oleum "oil") + chemical suffix -ine (2). Shortened form gas was in common use in U.S. by 1897. Gas station as a fuel filling station for automobiles recorded by 1924.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Rising prices have already cooled us gasoline demand .
- 2. I smell gasoline on my hands .
- 3. His hand smells deliciously of gasoline .
- 4. I sniff the gasoline on my hands .
- 5. Gasoline in america is relatively inexpensive .