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liquefied petroleum gas

noun

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.

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Also called bottled gas, compressed petroleum gas, LPG, LP gas.

Origin of liquefied petroleum gas

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby liquefied petroleum gas

liquate, liquefacient, liquefaction, liquefactive necrosis, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, liquefy, liquesce, liquescent, liqueur, liquid
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British Dictionary definitions for liquefied 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
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