Comprehensive
Dictionary Suite
Help
Help
Help
 
     
Lookup History
gasoline

gas·o·line

gasoline

 
 
pronunciation:
gae s lin
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer
part of speech: noun
definition: a liquid that burns, used mainly as fuel for engines. Gasoline is made from petroleum.
Most automobiles run on gasoline.
 
Word CombinationsSubscriber feature About this feature
Word History
The word gasoline is a combination of the word "gas" and a form of the word "oil," and was first used in 1871. "Gas'" comes from chaos, an ancient Greek word that means "empty space."
Word Explorer
See
  car, chemistry, energy