gasolene
gasolene is the alternative spelling of gasoline.
Meaning of gasoline
Noun
gasoline (usually uncountable, plural gasolines)
- A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.
- You can't put gasoline in this car. This car takes diesel fuel.
- Any specific kind of this fuel.
- He was trying to invent a cleaner-burning gasoline.
- Marijuana, especially very potent or of high quality.
- Synonyms:
- gas
- An alcoholic beverage made of vodka and energy drink.
Forms of gasolene
| plural | gasolenes |
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Origin of gasolene
From Cazeline (possibly influenced by Gazeline, the name of an Irish copy), a brand of 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.
Questions about gasolene
- What is gasolene the alternative spelling of?
- Gasolene is the alternative spelling of gasoline.
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