Gasoline vs Gunpowder - What's the difference?
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(uncountable, North America) A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.
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(countable) A certain kind of gasoline.
Made from or using gasoline.
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An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
As nouns the difference between gasoline and gunpowder
is that gasoline is a flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol while gunpowder is an explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.As an adjective gasoline
is made from or using gasoline.gasoline
English
(wikipedia gasoline)Alternative forms
* gasolene (archaic in America, but not in Jamaica)Noun
(en-noun)- So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline ?
- 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.
- 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
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