Petrol (disambiguation)
WordNet
noun
(1) 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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Etymology
From pétrole, from petroleum, from πετρέλαιον (petrelaion) "oil of the rock", from πέτρα (petra) "stone, rock" + έλαιον (elaion) "olive oil, any oily
substance".
Noun
- (New Zealand) abbreviation of petroleum, a fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, and commonly used as a motor fuel.
See also
- leaded
- lead-free
- paraffin
- unleaded