liquefied petroleum gas

liquefied petroleum gas noun: a mixture of propane and butane with traces of some other gases, which is kept in a liquid state at high pressure in metal bottles, and used as a source of gas for cooking, heating and as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.

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Noun

liquefied petroleum gas (countable and uncountable, plural liquefied petroleum gases)

A mixture of propane and butane with traces of some other gases, which is kept in a liquid state at high pressure in metal bottles, and used as a source of gas for cooking, heating and as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.
- Near-synonym: propane (loosely synonymous in US)
Synonyms:

LPG, autogas, propane[Appendix:Glossary

liquefied petroleum gas meaning in Tamil, Sinhala and Vietnamese

liquefied petroleum gas in Tamil

நீர்ம பெட்ரோலிய வாயு

liquefied petroleum gas in Sinhala

ද්‍රව පෙට්‍රෝලියම් වායුව

liquefied petroleum gas in Vietnamese

LPG: khí dầu mỏ hóa lỏng

Synonyms of liquefied petroleum gas

LPG
autogas
propane[Appendix:Glossary

Forms of liquefied petroleum gas

plural	liquefied petroleum gases

Questions about liquefied petroleum gas

What does liquefied petroleum gas mean?: Liquefied petroleum gas means a mixture of propane and butane with traces of some other gases, which is kept in a liquid state at high pressure in metal bottles, and used as a source of gas for cooking, heating and as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.
What is liquefied petroleum gas in Tamil?: Liquefied petroleum gas in Tamil is நீர்ம பெட்ரோலிய வாயு. See Liquefied petroleum gas meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is liquefied petroleum gas?: Liquefied petroleum gas is a noun.
What is the plural of liquefied petroleum gas?: The plural of liquefied petroleum gas is liquefied petroleum gases.

Words near liquefied petroleum gas in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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