Added 9 October 2026
gasoline
/ˈɡæs.ə.liːn/ noun
In Latin: benzinium Wiktionary
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A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.
You can't put gasoline in this car. This car takes diesel fuel.
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Any specific kind of this fuel.
He was trying to invent a cleaner-burning gasoline.
- Marijuana, especially very potent or of high quality.
adjective
- Made from or using gasoline.
Origin
From gas + -ol (suffix used in the names of oils) + -ine (suffix used in the names of derivatives). So called because it was originally used in the manufacture and enrichment of domestic gases, such as air gas. Some sources suggest that the name originated from the brand name Cazeline, a petroleum-derived lighting oil, from the surname of the man who first marketed it in 1862, John Cassell, and the suffix –eline, from Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil, olive oil”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). Gasolene is found from 1863, and gasoline from 1864.
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