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All petrol synonyms

pet·rol
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noun petrol

  • fuel — combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
  • natural gas — a combustible mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons that accumulates in porous sedimentary rocks, especially those yielding petroleum, consisting usually of over 80 percent methane together with minor amounts of ethane, propane, butane, nitrogen, and, sometimes, helium: used as a fuel and to make carbon black, acetylene, and synthesis gas.
  • gasohol — a mixture of gasoline and ethyl alcohol, generally containing no more than 10 percent alcohol, used as an alternative fuel for some automobiles.
  • gasoline — a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
  • coal oil — petroleum or a refined product from petroleum, esp kerosene
  • diesel fuel — a combustible petroleum distillate used as fuel for diesel engines.
  • black gold — petroleum
  • kerosene — a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained by distilling petroleum, bituminous shale, or the like, and widely used as a fuel, cleaning solvent, etc.
  • crude oil — Crude oil is oil in its natural state before it has been processed or refined.
  • naphtha — a colorless, volatile petroleum distillate, usually an intermediate product between gasoline and benzine, used as a solvent, fuel, etc. Compare mineral spirits.
  • crude — A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way.
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