liquefied petroleum gas


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.

Origin of liquefied petroleum gas

1
First recorded in 1920–25

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British Dictionary definitions for liquefied petroleum gas

liquefied petroleum gas

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

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