Gasolene

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  • n. Alternative spelling of gasoline.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. See gasoline.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The lightest volatile liquid product commonly obtained from the distillation of petroleum.
  • n. Its principal hydrocarbon constituents are hexane and heptane, C6H14 and C7H16, in varying proportions. It boils between 149° and 194° F. and gives off a vapor under atmospheric tension at all temperatures. The vapor of gasolene is 3.05 times as heavy as air. The volatile elements distil off on storage, unless the containing-vessels are very tight. Its calorific power is about 18,000 B. T. U. It is much used in the internal-combustion motors of motor-cars and motor-boats.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
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    gasoline   
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