gasoline gasoline /ˈgæsəˌliːn/

noun

1. () [ N. American] A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines  ( gasolene [ N. American] , petrol [British] , gasoline [ N. American] , gas [ N. American] )
   a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
    The price of petrol has increased by 10 cents per liter this week
   The price of petrol has increased by 10 cents per liter this week