petrol

1. A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum;
   Used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines (synset 114711074)
   is a type of:

   • fuel - a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
   • hydrocarbon - an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
   subtypes:

   • 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
   substance meronym: gasohol - a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn
   same as: gas, gasolene, gasoline

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