gasoline

noun

gas·o·line ˈga-sə-ˌlēn

ˌga-sə-ˈlēn,

also -zə-

variants or less commonly gasolene

: a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel especially for internal combustion engines and usually blended from several products of natural gas and petroleum

gasolinic

ˌga-sə-ˈlē-nik

-ˈli-

adjective

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In the 1970s, research linked lead in gasoline to severe neurological damage in children. —

Robert Pearl, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Among the beneficiaries of the current state of the oil market are U.S. motorists, who have seen gasoline prices fall to their lowest in 2½ years to near $3 a gallon. —

Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024 The big picture: Excitement around what Donald Trump will do for crypto has poured gasoline on the fire of a bitcoin bull run that was already in motion. —

Brady Dale, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024 More than 150 million cases of mental health disorders — including ADHD, anxiety and depression — may have been caused by lead in gasoline. —

Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gasoline