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English noun: petrol

1. petrol (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


Synonymsgas, gasolene, gasoline


Broader (hypernym)fuel, hydrocarbon


Narrower (hyponym)leaded gasoline, leaded petrol, napalm, unleaded gasoline, unleaded petrol


Substance meronymgasohol









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