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petrol

pet·rol

UK/ˈpɛt.ɹəl/ US/ˈpɛtroʊl/ fairly common informal

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

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Origin

Borrowed from French (essence de) pétrole, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Ancient Greek πετρέλαιον (petrélaion, “oil of the rock”), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”)+ ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, any oily substance”). Doublet of petroleum.

Phrases

  • petrol blue
  • petrol bomb
  • petrol bunk
  • petrol cap
  • petrol engine
  • petrol filling station
  • petrol garage
  • petrol pump

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