gasoline
noun
a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
gasolines
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pluralof gasoline.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Isobutylene is used in the production of isooctane, a component of some gasolines.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
The new nonleaded gasolines, dealers complain, are selling at a leaden pace.
From Time Magazine Archive
The more and more powerful engines required gasolines with higher octane ratings, which is a measure of antiknock properties.
From Time Magazine Archive
Coloring gasoline was started during the war when dyes were added to aviation fuels to distinguish them from motor car gasolines.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lastly, it was doomed by the advent of high octane gasolines, first used while it was still in the development stage.
From The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 by Robert B. Meyer
