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gasoline en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɡæsˈlin/ (US, dialectal)
  • /ˈɡæs.ə.liːn/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˌɡæsəˈlin/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ɡæsɵˈlin] (US, dialectal)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)der. Latin oleumder. English -ol Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English gasoline 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.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Made from or using gasoline.
    • If successful, Edison and Ford—in 1914—would move society away from the ever more expensive and then universally known killing hazards of gasoline cars: […] . 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
gasolene alternative lexicographic

gasoline en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɡæsˈlin/ (US, dialectal)
  • /ˈɡæs.ə.liːn/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˌɡæsəˈlin/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ɡæsɵˈlin] (US, dialectal)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)der. Latin oleumder. English -ol Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English gasoline 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.

Meanings

  1. (Canada, Philippines, US, uncountable, usually) A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.
    • […] naphtha of specific gravity exceeding eighty degrees […] and of the kind usually known as gasoline, shall be subject to a tax of five per centum ad valorem. 1864, Congress of the United States, Internal Revenue Act §94:
    • You can't put gasoline in this car. This car takes diesel fuel.
    • Localities across New Jersey imposed curfews to prevent looting. In Monmouth, Ocean and other counties, people waited for hours for gasoline at the few stations that had electricity. Supermarket shelves were stripped bare. 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, “New Jersey Continues to Cope with Hurricane Sandy”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2021, retrieved 31 Oct 2012:
    • So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline? 1991, Backdraft, Robert DeNiro (actor):
  2. (countable, usually) Any specific kind of this fuel.
    • He was trying to invent a cleaner-burning gasoline.
    • The refinery produces a wide range of gasolines.
  3. (slang, uncountable, usually) Marijuana, especially very potent or of high quality.
  4. (slang, uncountable, usually) An alcoholic beverage made of vodka and energy drink.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
gasolene alternative lexicographic
gasolines Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

biogasoline · pour gasoline on the fire · white gasoline · gasoliner · gasoline gallon equivalent · throw gasoline on the fire · gas · gasoline stand · gasoline boy · gasolinelike · nongasoline · grassoline · natural gasoline · reformulated gasoline · gasoline station · gasoline-equivalent gallon · polygasoline · gasolineless · gasolinic · gasahol · gasohol

Descendants

隑斯林 · ガソリン · Gasolien · 𬮿斯林 · gasolina · 가솔린

Hyponyms

autogas · mogas · avgas

Synonyms

petrol · gas · gas

Translations (190)

cs benzín (motor fuel) · is bensín (motor fuel) · be бэнзі́н (motor fuel) · ca gasolina (motor fuel) · jje 지름 (motor fuel) · mi hinu (motor fuel) · cdo 汽油 (motor fuel) · pl benzyna (countable: a particular kind of gasoline) · ja ガソリン (motor fuel) · gu પેટ્રોલ (motor fuel) · bg бензи́н (motor fuel) · tt бензин (motor fuel) · ja 揮発油 (motor fuel) · fr essence (motor fuel) · scn binzina (motor fuel) · yue 汽油 (countable: a particular kind of gasoline) · ne पेट्रोल (motor fuel) · io gazolino (motor fuel) · vi dầu xăng (motor fuel) · mk бензин (motor fuel) · pap gasolin (motor fuel) · nn bensin (motor fuel) · nl benzine (motor fuel) · fi bensiini (motor fuel) · eu gasolina (motor fuel) · sk benzín (motor fuel) · kmr gazolîn (motor fuel) · gl gasolina (motor fuel) · chr ᎨᏌᎵᏂᎢ (motor fuel) · lt benzinas (motor fuel) · crh benzin (motor fuel) · shn ၼမ်ႉမၼ်း (motor fuel) · cmn 汽油 (countable: a particular kind of gasoline) · es gasolina (countable: a particular kind of gasoline) · vo bänsin (motor fuel) · ary ليسانص (motor fuel) · ar بِتْرُول (motor fuel) · pt gasolina (motor fuel) · or ପେଟ୍ରୋଲ୍ (motor fuel) · nan-hbl 汽油 (motor fuel) · ca benzina (motor fuel) · bo སྣུམ (motor fuel) · my ဓာတ်ဆီ (motor fuel) · yo epo mọ́tò (motor fuel) · ru газоли́н (countable: a particular kind of gasoline) · sv bensin (motor fuel) · ru бензи́н (motor fuel) · ka გაზოლინი (countable: a particular kind of gasoline) · es nafta (motor fuel) · fr gazoline (motor fuel) · bo རླངས་སྣུམ (motor fuel) · ary ليسانس (motor fuel) · sq benzinë (motor fuel) · ko 가솔린 (motor fuel) · hak 電油 /电油 (motor fuel) · et kütus (motor fuel) · es bencina (motor fuel) · el βενζίνη (motor fuel) · ur پِٹْرول (motor fuel) · za giyouz (motor fuel) · bo མོ་ཊའི་སྣུམ (motor fuel) · ti በንዚን (motor fuel) · ast gasolina (motor fuel) · sl bencin (motor fuel) · mt petrol (motor fuel) · tr benzin (motor fuel) · tg бензин (motor fuel) · hu benzin (motor fuel) · uz benzin (motor fuel) · de Benzin (motor fuel) · wuu 汽油 (motor fuel) · ps پټرول (motor fuel) · fo bensin (motor fuel) · afb ديزل (motor fuel) · kn ಪೆಟ್ರೋಲು (motor fuel) · gan 汽油 (motor fuel) · prs پِتْرول (motor fuel) · ml പെട്രോളിയം (motor fuel) · be бензі́н (motor fuel) · bn পেট্রল (motor fuel) · it benzina (motor fuel) · ka ბენზინი (motor fuel) · eu ezantza (motor fuel) · pdt Gasolien (motor fuel) · ko 기름 (motor fuel) · ro benzină (motor fuel) · ms petrol (motor fuel) · scn binzina (countable: a particular kind of gasoline) · chr ᎨᏐᎵᏂ (motor fuel) · ar نَفْط (motor fuel) · et bensiin (motor fuel) · mi penehīni (motor fuel) · mn ᠴᠢᠶᠢᠦ (motor fuel) · fa-ira بِنْزین (motor fuel) · km ប្រេងសាំង (motor fuel) · da benzin (motor fuel) · kk бензин (motor fuel) · ar بَنْزِين (motor fuel) · la benzinium (motor fuel) · zu uphetiloli (motor fuel) · hi गैसोलीन (motor fuel) · pa ਪੈਟਰੋਲ (motor fuel) · hak 汽油 (motor fuel) · nl benzine (motor fuel) · hy բենզին (motor fuel) · eo benzino (motor fuel) · vi xăng (motor fuel) · sh bènzīn (motor fuel) · es gasolina (motor fuel) · acw بَنْزين (motor fuel) · he בֶּנזִין (motor fuel) · ms bensin (motor fuel) · ta கல்நெய் (motor fuel) · afb بترول (motor fuel) · ur بَنْزِین (motor fuel) · ar نِفْط (motor fuel) · yue 汽油 (motor fuel) · si පෙට්රල් (motor fuel) · vls nafte (motor fuel) · yo bẹntiróò (motor fuel) · th น้ำมัน (motor fuel) · ko 휘발유 (motor fuel) · dng чию (motor fuel) · mn ᠪᠧᠨᠽᠢᠨ (motor fuel) · tl gasolina (motor fuel) · ur گَیسولِین (motor fuel) · ar غَاز (motor fuel) · te గ్యాసోలిన్ (motor fuel) · hi पेट्रोल (motor fuel) · nan-hbl ga-só͘-lín (motor fuel) · ur پیٹْرول (motor fuel) · nl naft (motor fuel) · chr ᎨᏌᎵᏂ (motor fuel) · cmn 汽油 (motor fuel) · nv chidí bitooʼ (motor fuel) · id bensin (motor fuel) · fi bensa (motor fuel) · et bena (motor fuel) · ug بېنزىن (motor fuel) · az benzin (motor fuel) · dng бензин (motor fuel) · yo pẹtiróòlù (motor fuel) · bo གཟིམ་སྣུམ (motor fuel) · th เบนซิน (motor fuel) · kmr benzîn (motor fuel) · tpi bensin (motor fuel) · gd peatral (motor fuel) · arz بنزين (motor fuel) · fi bensiinilaatu (countable: a particular kind of gasoline) · yue 電油 /电油 (motor fuel) · kl orsussaq (motor fuel) · sq gazolinë (motor fuel) · hi बेंज़ीन (motor fuel) · bg газоли́н (countable: a particular kind of gasoline) · twf gosulínene (motor fuel) · sw petroli (motor fuel) · ar بِنْزِين (motor fuel) · ar پِتْرُول (motor fuel) · ky бензин (motor fuel) · uk бензи́н (motor fuel) · cjy 汽油 (motor fuel) · lo ນ້ຳມັນແອັດຊັງ (motor fuel) · wuu 隑斯林 /𬮿斯林 (motor fuel) · af petrol (motor fuel) · cy gasoline (motor fuel) · ta பெற்றோல் (motor fuel) · th แกโซลีน (motor fuel) · ar غَازُولِين (motor fuel) · km សាំង (motor fuel) · za heiqyouz (motor fuel) · hsn 汽油 (motor fuel) · bo པེ་ཊོལ (motor fuel) · am ቤንዚን (motor fuel) · nb bensin (motor fuel) · et bents (motor fuel) · cy petrol (motor fuel) · yi בענזין (motor fuel) · jra ia săng (motor fuel) · sh бѐнзӣн (motor fuel) · sm kesi (motor fuel) · mr पेट्रोल (motor fuel) · es esencia de petróleo (motor fuel) · pl benzyna (motor fuel) · lv benzīns (motor fuel) · mn бензин (motor fuel) · kl benziina (motor fuel) · ta பெட்ரோல் (motor fuel) · tk benzin (motor fuel) · ga peitreal (motor fuel) · ary مازوط (motor fuel)

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