| 单词 | liquefied petroleum gas |
| 释义 | liquefied petroleum gasnouna gas liquefied by compression, consisting of flammable hydrocarbons, as propane and butane, obtained as a by-product from the refining of petroleum or from natural gas: used chiefly as a domestic fuel in rural areas, as an industrial and motor fuel, and in organic synthesis, especially of synthetic rubber. Also called bottled gas, compressed petroleum gas, LPG, LP gas. Origin of liquefied petroleum gasFirst recorded in 1920–25 Words nearby liquefied petroleum gasliquate, liquefacient, liquefaction, liquefactive necrosis, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, liquefy, liquesce, liquescent, liqueur, liquid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for liquefied petroleum gasliquefied petroleum gas nouna mixture of various petroleum gases, esp propane and butane, stored as a liquid under pressure and used as an engine fuelAbbreviation: LPG, LP gas See also bottled gas Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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