gasohol

gas·o·hol

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gas-uh-hawl, -hol]
- /ˈgæs əˌhɔl, -ˌhɒl/
- /ˈɡæ.sə.ˌhɒl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gas-uh-hawl, -hol]
- /ˈgæs əˌhɔl, -ˌhɒl/

Definitions of gasohol word

noun gasohol a mixture of gasoline and ethyl alcohol, generally containing no more than 10 percent alcohol, used as an alternative fuel for some automobiles. 1
noun gasohol A mixture of gasoline and ethyl alcohol used as fuel in internal combustion engines. 1
noun gasohol a mixture of 80% or 90% petrol with 20% or 10% ethyl alcohol, for use as a fuel in internal-combustion engines 0
noun gasohol a motor fuel mixture with about 90 percent unleaded gasoline and 10 percent ethyl alcohol 0
noun gasohol gasoline mixed with ethyl alcohol. 0

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Origin of gasohol

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80; gas(oline) + (alc)ohol

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Parts of speech for Gasohol

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gasohol

gasohol popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

gasohol usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for gasohol

noun gasohol

juice — the natural fluid, fluid content, or liquid part that can be extracted from a plant or one of its parts, especially of a fruit: orange juice.
oil — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
petrol — British. gasoline.
diesel fuel — a combustible petroleum distillate used as fuel for diesel engines.
propellant — a propelling agent.

All 6 Synonyms of gasohol