gasoline
n. uncountablen. a clear liquid used as fuel for cars and other vehicles. People in North America use this word, while people in the UK call it petrol.
n. a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons derived from petroleum, used primarily as a fuel in internal combustion engines. Predominantly North American in usage; the British equivalent is petrol.
The car is almost out of gasoline.
The price of gasoline rose sharply this week due to a shortage at the local refinery.
As global demand for energy shifts toward renewable sources, the long-term economic stability of nations dependent on gasoline exports remains a subject of intense debate among policy analysts.
From gas + -ol (suffix used in the names of oils) + -ine (suffix used in the names of derivatives). So called because it was originally used in the manufacture and enrichment of domestic gases, such as air gas. Some sources suggest that the name originated from the brand name Cazeline, a petroleum-derived lighting oil, from the surname of the man who first marketed it in 1862, John Cassell, and the suffix –eline, from Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil, olive oil”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). Gasolene is found from 1863, and gasoline from 1864.
Uncountable when referring to the fuel in general; occasionally countable in technical contexts when referring to different types or blends.
I need to buy some gasolinesI need to buy some gasolineGasoline is an uncountable mass noun and does not take a plural form when referring to the fuel itself.