different between gasoline vs gasolene

English

Alternative forms

• gasolene (archaic in America, but not in Jamaica)

Etymology

From Cazeline (possibly influenced by Gazeline, the name of an Irish copy), a brand of petroleum-derived lighting oil, from the surname of the man who first marketed it in 1862, John Cassell, and the suffix –eline. The name Cassell is from Anglo-Norman castel (cognate of English castle), from Old French castel, from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum. The suffix -eline is from Ancient Greek ?????? (élaion, “oil, olive oil”), from ????? (elaía, “olive”). Gasolene is found from 1863, and gasoline from 1864.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /??æs.?.lin/
  • (US, dialectal) IPA^(key): /?æsl??in/, /?æs?lin/, [?æ?s?lin], [?æs??lin]
• Rhymes: -i?n

Noun

gasoline (usually uncountable, plural gasolines)

1. (uncountable, Canada, US) A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.
2. (countable) Any specific kind of gasoline.

Usage notes

Gasoline is defined by its combustion properties rather than by chemical composition, which is quite variable.

Synonyms

• gas (North America)
• petrol (UK, Australia)

Derived terms

• gas (North America)

Translations

Descendants

• ? Spanish: gasolina
  • ? Cebuano: gasolina
  • ? Tagalog: gasolina
  • ? Zoogocho Zapotec: gasolin

Adjective

gasoline (not comparable)

1. Made from or using gasoline.

References

Italian

Noun

gasoline f

1. plural of gasolina

Anagrams

• lisogena

English

Etymology

From Cazeline (possibly influenced by Gazeline, the name of an Irish copy), a brand of petroleum-derived lighting oil, from the surname of the man who first marketed it in 1862, John Cassell, and the suffix –eline, from Greek ?????? (élaion, “oil, olive oil”), from ????? (elaía, “olive”). Gasolene is found from 1863, and gasoline from 1864.

Noun

gasolene (usually uncountable, plural gasolenes)

1. Alternative spelling of gasoline
   • 1863, The Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle, 1863-09-12, p, 8:

     REFINED COLZA, GASOLENE, PETROLENE, and all Oils suitable for Paraffin and other Lamps.

   • 1864, The Pittsburgh Commercial, 1864-05-27, p. 1:

     Naphtha, of the kind usually known as gasolene, is taxed five per cent ad valorem

Usage notes

This spelling is used in Jamaica, but is antiquated in other places where English is spoken.

References

Anagrams

• Eagleson, elongase