Petrol - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Petrol :  (noun)

1: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines [syn: gasoline, gasolene, gas]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Petrol : \Pe*trol"\, n. Petroleum. [R.]

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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