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gasoline
noun
-
gasoline
a
clear
,
highly
flammable
liquid
made
from
petroleum
that
is
used
mainly
as
fuel
for
car
engines
and
other
internal-combustion
machines
β’
The
mechanic
carefully
poured
gasoline
into
a
small
metal
tray
to
clean
the
engine
parts
.
The
mechanic
carefully
poured
gasoline
into
a
small
metal
tray
to
clean
the
engine
parts
.
β’
We
had
to
stop
at
the
roadside
station
because
the
car
had
completely
run
out
of
gasoline
.
We
had
to
stop
at
the
roadside
station
because
the
car
had
completely
run
out
of
gasoline
.
Early
19th
century
:
originally
a
proprietary
name
ending
in
βine
,
patterned
after
earlier
β
gasolene
β;
from
gas
+
β-oline/-ene
.
