a gas liquefied by compression, consisting of flammable hydrocarbons, as propane and butane, obtained as a by-product from the refining of petroleum or from natural gas: used chiefly as a domestic fuel in rural areas, as an industrial and motor fuel, and in organic synthesis, especially of synthetic rubber.
Origin of liquefied petroleum gas
First recorded in 1920–25
Also called bottled gas, compressed petroleum gas,LPG, LP gas.
British Dictionary definitions for compressed petroleum gas
liquefied petroleum gas
noun
a mixture of various petroleum gases, esp propane and butane, stored as a liquid under pressure and used as an engine fuelAbbreviation: LPG, LP gas See also bottled gas
