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GASOLINE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

Synonyms:

gas; gasolene; gasoline; petrol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("gasoline" is a kind of...):

fuel (a substance that can be consumed to produce energy)

hydrocarbon (an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gasoline"):

leaded gasoline; leaded petrol (gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks)

napalm (gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers)

unleaded gasoline; unleaded petrol (gasoline that has not been treated with a lead compound)

Holonyms ("gasoline" is a substance of...):

gasohol (a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn)

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 Context examples: 

It is used as an industrial solvent in paints, varnishes, lacquer thinners, gasoline, etc. Benzene causes central nervous system damage acutely and bone marrow damage chronically and is carcinogenic.

(Benzene, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene is primarily found in gasoline exhaust, tobacco smoke, coal tar, soot and certain food products, especially smoked and barbecued foods.

(Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene, NCI Thesaurus)

Acetaldehyde is found in various plants, ripe fruits, vegetables, cigarette smoke, gasoline and diesel exhaust.

(Acetaldehyde, NCI Thesaurus)

Dibenzo[a,i]pyrene is primarily found in gasoline exhaust, tobacco smoke and coal tar.

(Dibenzo[a,i]pyrene, NCI Thesaurus)

The insides of our homes can contain small molecules like chloroform or benzene a component of gasoline through simple actions like showering, boiling water, or storing cars on lawnmowers in attached garages.

(Common Houseplant with Genetic Modification Can Remove Polluted Air, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Indene[1,2,3-cd]pyrene is primarily found in certain foods, gasoline and diesel exhaust, cigarette smoke, coal tar and coal tar pitch, soot and petroleum asphalt.

(Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, NCI Thesaurus)

Benzo(k)fluoranthene is primarily found in gasoline exhaust, cigarette smoke, coal tar, coal and oil combustion emissions, lubricating oils, used motor oils and crude oils.

(Benzo[k]fluoranthene, NCI Thesaurus)

An unsaturated aldehyde with commercial applications, including the manufacture of sorbic acid, that is also found in tobacco smoke, gasoline and diesel engine exhausts, and smoke from wood burning.

(Crotonaldehyde, NCI Thesaurus)

Benzo(j)fluoranthene is primarily found in certain foods, cigarette smoke, gasoline exhaust, coal tar, coal smoke, oil heat emissions, crude oils and used motor oils.

(Benzo[j]fluoranthene, NCI Thesaurus)

Benz(a)anthracene is primarily found in gasoline and diesel exhaust, tobacco and cigarette smoke, coal tar and coal tar pitch, coal combustion emissions, charcoal-broiled foods, amino acids, fatty acids and carbohydrate pyrolysis products, wood and soot smoke, and creosote, asphalt and mineral oils.

(Benz[a]anthracene, NCI Thesaurus)