gasoline fumes

Filling station aroma

Gasoline fumes are the vapors that evaporate from liquid gasoline, carrying its characteristic sharp, chemical smell.

The fumes are toxic and flammable—inhaling them causes dizziness and nausea, and they can ignite explosively in enclosed spaces: The garage reeked of gasoline fumes.

Deliberate inhalation for intoxication is dangerous and potentially fatal.

Related

smell · strong odor · inhale · pump · station · tank · engine · car · gas station · diesel · benzene · headache · dizziness · spill · leak · octane · combustion · haze

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Opposites
physical state

gasoline fumesgasoline

Refined petroleum vehicle fuel

petroleum · crude oil · motor oil · diesel fuel · kerosene

air quality/pleasantness

gasoline fumesfresh air

Unenclosed outdoor atmosphere

clean air · pure oxygen · mountain air · sea breeze · fresh breeze

energy source emissions

gasoline fumeszero emissions

No pollutants produced

clean energy · electric power · solar energy · wind power · hydrogen fuel

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G