Candy vs Gasoline - What's the difference?

As a proper noun candy

is a pet form of the female given name candace or candice.

As a noun gasoline is

(uncountable|north america) a flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.

As an adjective gasoline is

made from or using gasoline.

candy

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) sucre candi ("candy sugar"), from (etyl) .

Noun

(uncountable, chiefly, US) Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.

(countable, chiefly, US) A piece of confectionery of this kind.

Synonyms

* (confection) confectionery, sweets (British), lollies (Australia), sugar candy (US) * (piece of candy) sweet (British), lolly (Australia)

Derived terms

* arm candy * bee candy * brain candy * candy ass * candy cane * candy floss * candy man * candy store * candy stripe * candy striper * cotton candy * ear candy * eye candy * hard candy * like taking candy from a baby * nose candy * rock candy * sugar candy

Verb

(cooking) To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.

To have sugar crystals form in or on.

Fruits preserved in sugar candy after a time.

To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.

Etymology 2

From (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* candee

Noun

(candy)

(obsolete) a unit of mass used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally.

Synonyms

* maunee

Anagrams

gasoline

English

(wikipedia gasoline)

Alternative forms

* gasolene (archaic in America, but not in Jamaica)

Noun

(en-noun)

(uncountable, North America) A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.

* 1991 , :

So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline ?

* 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/nyregion/new-jersey-continues-to-cope-with-hurricane-sandy.html?hp]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):

Localities across New Jersey imposed curfews to prevent looting. In Monmouth, Ocean and other counties, people waited for hours for gasoline at the few stations that had electricity. Supermarket shelves were stripped bare.

(countable) A certain kind of gasoline.

The quality of automobile gasolines varies considerably from one country and producer to another.

The X refinery produces a wide range of gasolines .

Usage notes

Gasoline is defined by its combustion properties rather than by chemical composition, which is quite variable.

Synonyms

* gas (North America) * petrol (qualifier)

Derived terms

* gas (North America)

Adjective

(-)

Made from or using gasoline.

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