English noun: gasolene | |||
1. | gasolene (substance) 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, gasoline, petrol | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fuel, hydrocarbon | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | leaded gasoline, leaded petrol, napalm, unleaded gasoline, unleaded petrol | ||
Substance meronym | gasohol | ||