n.
Variant: also gas · o · lene
Pronunciation: ' ga-s ə - ˌ l ē n, ˌ ga-s ə - ' also -z ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: 1 gas + 2 -ol + 2 -ine or -ene
Date: 1865
: a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel especially for internal combustion engines and usually blended from several products of natural gas and petroleum
– gas · o · lin · ic \ ˌ ga-s ə - ' l ē -nik, - ' li- \ adjective