petrol

[ pe-truhl ]
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noun
  1. British. gasoline.

  2. Archaic. petroleum.

verb (used with object),pet·rolled, pet·rol·ling.
  1. British. to clean with gasoline.

Origin of petrol

1
1590–1600; <Middle French petrole<Medieval Latin petroleumpetroleum

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petrol.

abbreviation
  1. petrology.

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British Dictionary definitions for petrol (1 of 2)

petrol

/ (ˈpɛtrəl) /


noun
  1. any one of various volatile flammable liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons, mainly hexane, heptane, and octane, obtained from petroleum and used as a solvent and a fuel for internal-combustion engines. Usually petrol also contains additives such as antiknock compounds and corrosion inhibitors: US and Canadian name: gasoline

Origin of petrol

1
C16: via French from Medieval Latin petroleum

British Dictionary definitions for petrol. (2 of 2)

petrol.

abbreviation for
  1. petrology

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