|  gasoline 
 
 a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum;
 used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines (Freq. 1)
 • Syn:
 gasolene, gas, petrol
 • Derivationally related forms:
 gasify (for: gas)
 • Hypernyms:
 fuel, hydrocarbon
 • Hyponyms:
 leaded gasoline, leaded petrol, napalm, unleaded gasoline, unleaded petrol
 • Substance Holonyms:
 gasohol
 
 
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