petrol
Lorry's liquid diet
Petrol is the British term for gasoline—the fuel used in internal combustion engines for cars and other vehicles.
Americans say gas or gasoline; Britons say petrol.
The car's nearly out of petrol.
A petrol station is what Americans call a gas station.
Refined petroleum vehicle fuel
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- unleadedFuel minus heavy metal
- premiumAdded cost for better
- octanePetroleum hydrocarbon measure
station · pump · nozzle · tanker · refinery · jerry-can · ethanol · biofuel
All-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- octanePetroleum hydrocarbon measure
- benzeneAromatic hydrocarbon solvent
- butaneFlammable hydrocarbon gas
- heptaneSeven-carbon alkane
alkane · aromatics · naphtha · paraffin · isomer · cracking · distillation · fractional
Starting combustion process
- flammableProne to ignition
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- inflammableAble to catch fire
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
spark · burn · fire · vapours · volatile · dangerous · hazard · spillage
Machine producing motion
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- exhaustUse up entirely
- mileageDistance traveled by vehicle
consumption · economy · guzzler · efficiency · commute · roadtrip · traffic · motorway
gasoline
Refined petroleum vehicle fuel
octane · station · pump · nozzle · tanker · refinery · jerry-can · ethanol · biofuel · gauge
hydrocarbon
All-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- octanePetroleum hydrocarbon measure
- benzeneAromatic hydrocarbon solvent
- butaneFlammable hydrocarbon gas
heptane · alkane · aromatics · naphtha · paraffin · isomer · cracking · distillation · fractional · refining
ignition
Starting combustion process
- flammableProne to ignition
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- inflammableAble to catch fire
fumes · spark · burn · fire · vapours · volatile · dangerous · hazard · spillage · ignite
engine
Machine producing motion
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- exhaustUse up entirely
mileage · consumption · economy · guzzler · efficiency · commute · roadtrip · traffic · motorway · dashboard
non-renewable
Not naturally restored
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- reservesResources held back
barrel · OPEC · drilling · extraction · pipeline · shortage · crisis · rationing · embargo · price
- petroleumcrude oil, crude, oil wells, oil fields, oilfields
- Gasolinegas, fuel, octane, unleaded, premium
- fuel logisticsrefueling, fuel dock, fuel nozzle, tanker, gas station
- liquid fuelsdiesel, gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, heating oil
- petroleum chemicalsmethane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane
- automotivecars, car, trucks, truck, buses
petroldiesel
Compression-ignition fuel
kerosene · aviation fuel · LPG · natural gas · ethanol
petrolelectricity
Energy from charged particles
electric power · solar power · hydrogen · renewable energy · green energy
- petrol bombsFuel-filled bottle weapons
- petroleum jellySemi-solid hydrocarbon moisturizer
- petrol stationVehicle refueling facility
- petrol pumpFuel-dispensing station machine
- petrol tankVehicle's gasoline reservoir
- petrol capFuel tank closure
petroleum, petrochemical, petrols, petrol station, petrol pump, petrol stations