gasoline
Plural: gasolines
Noun
- A volatile, flammable liquid fuel for internal combustion engines.
- a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
- A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.
- Any specific kind of this fuel.
- Marijuana, especially very potent or of high quality.
- An alcoholic beverage made of vodka and energy drink.
Adj
- Made from or using gasoline.
Examples
- He needed a high-scoring word, and GASOLINE on a triple word square provided the fuel.
- He was trying to invent a cleaner-burning gasoline.
- The refinery produces a wide range of gasolines.
- You can't put gasoline in this car. This car takes diesel fuel.
Origin / Etymology
From gas + -ol (suffix used in the names of oils) + -ine (suffix used in the names of derivatives). So called because it was originally used in the manufacture and enrichment of domestic gases, such as air gas.
Scrabble Score: 9
gasoline: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgasoline: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gasoline: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
gasoline: valid Words With Friends Word