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petrol vs leaded gasoline

leaded gasoline vs petrol

petrol and leaded gasoline both are nouns.

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

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