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Gasoline

Scope note

A colorless, liquid hydrocarbon obtained in the fractional distillation of petroleum; used chiefly as a motor fuel but also as a solvent. MH

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300013003

Broader Terms used

<petroleum products>

Term used for

gas (gasoline)
petrol

Created

13yrs ago

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