any one of various volatile flammable liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons, mainly hexane, heptane, and octane, obtained from petroleum and used as a solvent and a fuel for internal-combustion engines. Usually petrol also contains additives such as antiknock compounds and corrosion inhibitors
US and Canadian name: gasoline
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pet•rol
(pe′trəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -rolled, -rol•ling.
n.
v.t.
petrol.,
n.
- Chemistry, British Terms[Brit.]gasoline.
- Chemistry[Archaic.]petroleum.
v.t.
- British Termsto clean with gasoline.
- Medieval Latin petroleum petroleum
- Middle French petrole
- 1590–1600
petrol.,
- Rockspetrology.
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