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leaded gasoline vs petrol

petrol vs leaded gasoline

leaded gasoline and petrol both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leaded gasoline Yes No No No
petrol Yes No No No
As nouns, petrol is a hypernym of leaded gasoline; that is, petrol is a word with a broader meaning than leaded gasoline:
  • leaded gasoline: gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks
  • petrol: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
Other hypernyms of leaded gasoline include gas, gasolene, gasoline.
leaded gasoline (noun) petrol (noun)
gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
Difference between leaded gasoline and petrol

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