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Gasoline   /gˈæsəlˌin/   Listen
Gasoline

noun
1.
A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines.  Synonyms: gas, gasolene, petrol.



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"Gasoline" Quotes from Famous Books



... of discovery and recovery will prevent its being made available as fast as necessary to meet the increasing demand. This fact is likely to make itself felt through increase of price. Other natural results should be the development of substitutes, such as alcohol or benzol for gasoline; the larger recovery of oil from oil shales; and the general speeding up of conservational measures of various kinds. These are all palliatives and not essential remedies. To make enough alcohol to substitute for the gasoline now coming from ...
— The Economic Aspect of Geology • C. K. Leith

... putting it in figures instead of gasoline?' he said, laughing as though he had made an awfully good joke. I laughed, too—just ...
— The Motormaniacs • Lloyd Osbourne

... Excellent gasoline can be had at the American Garage immediately north of the Tower, where motor repairs of all kinds are also ...
— My Discovery of England • Stephen Leacock

... the hamlet of Fourche-la-Ville, past Javonne, past Les Roses. Sacristi! I thought, what if the gasoline gave out or the spark refused to sparkle, what if they had——Why worry? That cheese was strong enough ...
— A Village of Vagabonds • F. Berkeley Smith



Words linked to "Gasoline" :   napalm, leaded petrol, unleaded petrol, gasoline bomb, fuel, gasoline gauge, gasoline engine, hydrocarbon, gasohol



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