liquefied petroleum gas

American  

noun

1. 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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liquefied petroleum gas British  

noun

1. Abbreviation: LPG.   LP gas.  a mixture of various petroleum gases, esp propane and butane, stored as a liquid under pressure and used as an engine fuel See also bottled gas

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Etymology

Origin of liquefied petroleum gas

First recorded in 1920–25

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liquefied petroleum gas

A tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas has paid $5.3 million for priority passage through the Panama Canal ahead of El Nino-related restrictions, the waterway's deputy administrator, Ilya Espino de Marotta, told AFP on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

On Thursday, Bangladesh hiked prices of liquefied petroleum gas used for cooking and compressed natural gas used in some cars by 29 percent.

From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026

Over the weekend, Indian ministers cheered the passage of two tankers bearing liquefied petroleum gas through the passage after talks with Tehran about the shipments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

It also carries around half of the country's liquefied natural gas imports and most of its liquefied petroleum gas shipments.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

One carrier with liquefied petroleum gas that had been sanctioned by the U.S. government did transit the strait, according to Ed Finley-Richardson, a shipping expert.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026