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liquefied petroleum gases

liquefied petroleum gases is the plural of liquefied petroleum gas.

Meaning of liquefied petroleum gas

Noun

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

  1. 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

Questions about liquefied petroleum gases

What is liquefied petroleum gases the plural of?
Liquefied petroleum gases is the plural of liquefied petroleum gas.

Words near liquefied petroleum gases in the dictionary

  1. liquefiable
  2. liquefication
  3. liquefied
  4. liquefied natural gas
  5. liquefied petroleum gas
  6. liquefied petroleum gases
  7. liquefier
  8. liquefiers
  9. liquefies
  10. liquefy
  11. liquefying

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