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Definition of: gasoline
(gas′ə·lēn, gas′ə·lēn′) noun
A colorless, volatile, inflammable hydrocarbon product of the distillation of crude petroleum, having a specific gravity of .629 to .667 and boiling at from 75° to 90° C. It is used as fuel, for carbonizing water gases, to propel machinery, and as a solvent for fats. Also gas′o·lene. [<GAS + -OL2 + -INE2]
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