(cf gasoline mixture

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• gasoline engine — Most widely used form of internal combustion engine, found in most automobiles and many other vehicles. Gasoline engines vary significantly in size, weight per unit of power generated, and arrangement of components. The principal type is the… …   Universalium

• Gasoline — This article is about the fuel and industrial solvent. For other uses, see Gasoline (disambiguation). Petrol redirects here. For other uses, see Petrol (disambiguation). For the bird group, see petrel. A jar containing gasoline …   Wikipedia

• Gasoline — Gas o*line, Gasolene Gas o*lene(? or ?; 104), n. A highly volatile mixture of fluid hydrocarbons, obtained mostly from petroleum, as also by the distillation of bituminous coal. It is used as a fuel for most automobiles and for many other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gasoline — ☆ gasoline [gas΄ə lēn′, gas′ə lēn΄ ] n. [ GAS + OL2 + INE3] a volatile, highly flammable, colorless liquid mixture of hydrocarbons produced by the fractional distillation of petroleum and used chiefly as a fuel in internal combustion engines:… …   English World dictionary

• gasoline — gasolineless, adj. gasolinic /gas euh lee nik, lin ik/, adj. /gas euh leen , gas euh leen /, n. a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.… …   Universalium

• Gasoline direct injection — In internal combustion engines, gasoline direct injection (GDI), also known as petrol direct injection or direct petrol injection, is a variant of fuel injection employed in modern two stroke and four stroke gasoline engines. The gasoline is… …   Wikipedia

• mixture — [1] A substance made up of two or more chemicals in some proportion. [2] A fuel air mixture in an internal combustion engine. [3] The combination of oil and gasoline in the fuel tank of a two stroke engine, e.g., 1:50, i.e., one part of oil is… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• gasoline engine — noun an internal combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines • Syn: ↑petrol engine • Hypernyms: ↑internal combustion engine, ↑ICE • Hyponyms: ↑put put • …   Useful english dictionary

• gasoline — noun /ˈɡæs.ə.lɪin/ a) A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol. So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were …   Wiktionary

• gasoline —    A mixture of more than 20 volatile hydrocarbons in the range of C4 to C12, suitable for use in a spark ignited internal combustion engine. Regular automotive gasoline has a flash point of 400°F …   Forensic science glossary

• gasoline — also gasolene noun Etymology: 1gas + 2 ol + 2 ine or ene Date: 1865 a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel especially for internal combustion engines and usually blended from several products of natural gas and petroleum • …   New Collegiate Dictionary