Gasolene (Noun)
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The car's engine was designed to run on a special blend of gasolene that was more efficient and produced fewer emissions.
- The smell of gasolene filled the air as the tanker truck overturned on the highway.
- The gasolene pump at the service station was out of order, so we had to drive to the next town to fill up.
- The company was fined for dumping gasolene into the nearby river, causing a major environmental disaster.
- The gasolene additive was designed to improve the fuel's performance in cold weather, but it also increased its cost.