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What is the difference between diesel and gasoline?

diesel | gasoline |

As nouns the difference between diesel and gasoline

is that diesel is a fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed while gasoline is (uncountable|north america) a flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.

As a verb diesel

is to ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression.

As a adjective gasoline is

made from or using gasoline.

diesel

English

(wikipedia diesel)

Noun

  • A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed
  • A vehicle powered by a diesel engine
  • (UK, slang) snakebite and black

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression
  • (automotive) For a spark-ignition internal combustion engine to continue running after the electrical current to the spark plugs has been turned off. This occurs when there's enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air/fuel without a spark, the same way heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.
    • The only reason the VW bug has a solenoid is to prevent it from dieseling .

    Derived terms

    * biodiesel * dieselization * red diesel

    See also

    * diesel engine * diesel knock * derv

    Anagrams

    * * English eponyms ----

    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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