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PETROL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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; gasolene; gasoline; petrol
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("petrol" is a kind of...):
fuel (a substance that can be consumed to produce energy)
hydrocarbon (an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "petrol"):
leaded gasoline; leaded petrol (gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks)
napalm (gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers)
unleaded gasoline; unleaded petrol (gasoline that has not been treated with a lead compound)
Holonyms ("petrol" is a substance of...):
gasohol (a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn)
