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unleaded petrol

Meaning of "unleaded petrol" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF UNLEADED PETROL

ʌnˈlɛdɪd ˈpɛtrəl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNLEADED PETROL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unleaded petrol is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNLEADED PETROL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gasoline

Gasoline /ˈɡæsəliːn/, or petrol /ˈpɛtrəl/, is a transparent, petroleum-derived liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic compounds obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum, enhanced with a variety of additives. Some gasolines also contain ethanol as an alternative fuel. In North America, the term gasoline is often shortened in colloquial usage to gas. Petrol is the common name in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, India, Australia and in most of the Commonwealth countries.

Definition of unleaded petrol in the English dictionary

The definition of unleaded petrol in the dictionary is petrol containing a reduced amount of tetraethyl lead.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNLEADED PETROL

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNLEADED PETROL

unlead · unleaded · unleal · unlearn · unlearnable · unlearned · unlearnedly · unlearnedness · unlearnt · unleased · unleash · unleavened · unled · unleisured · unleisurely · unless · unlessoned · unlet · unlethal · unlettable

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNLEADED PETROL

birth control · climate control · control · credit control · cruise control · four-star petrol · gun control · lead replacement petrol · leaded petrol · patrol · pest control · process control · quality control · radio control · remote control · self-control · traction control · traffic control · two-star petrol · volume control

Synonyms and antonyms of unleaded petrol in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unleaded petrol» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF UNLEADED PETROL

Find out the translation of unleaded petrol to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of unleaded petrol from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unleaded petrol» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

无铅汽油
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

gasolina sin plomo
570 millions of speakers
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English

unleaded petrol
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अनलेडेड पेट्रोल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بِنْزِينٌ خالٍ مِن الرَّصَاص
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

неэтилированный бензин
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

gasolina sem chumbo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অনাহুত পেট্রোল
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

essence sans plomb
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

minyak tanpa plumbum
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

bleifreies Benzin
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

無鉛ガソリン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

무연 휘발유
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Bensin tanpa biji
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xăng không pha chì
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சட்டவிரோத பெட்ரோல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अनलेडेड पेट्रोल
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kurşunsuz benzin
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

benzina senza piombo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

benzyna bezołowiowa
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

неетильований бензин
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

benzină fără plumb
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμόλυβδη βενζίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

loodvrye petrol
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blyfri bensin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blyfri bensin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unleaded petrol

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNLEADED PETROL»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of unleaded petrol
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «unleaded petrol».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unleaded petrol

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNLEADED PETROL»

Discover the use of unleaded petrol in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unleaded petrol and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Scientist
In the recent Budget, the duty on unleaded petrol was reduced -so now it's no more expensive than leaded petrol. "What's it to do with me?" you may ask. "My car can't run on it!' Well, it may interest you to know that already many cars can run ...
2
New Scientist
Unleaded petrol is becoming the order of the day for more and more motorists in Britain. And the company that is serving them best is Esso. We were the first company to introduce unleaded petrol in Britain, opening our first pump in June 1986 ...
3
Environmental Impacts of Trade Liberalization and Policies ...
Price differential between leaded and unleaded petrol in favour of latter. Austria Introduced environmental tax on car registration in 1992 based on price of new car and its average petrol consumption. Simultaneously, the VAT rate on new ...
Incumbent, Keynote Publishing Company, 1999
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Green Budget Reform: An International Casebook of Leading ...
Cars equipped with catalytic converters run on unleaded petrol; they are ' poisoned' by leaded petrol. Until 1985, unleaded petrol was not offered at German service stations, nor was it available elsewhere within the EC. Any promotion of ...
Robert Gale, Stephan Barg, 2014
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NSSC Economics Student's Answer Book
1 Leaded and unleaded petrol are substitutes, since motorists will use either leaded or unleaded fuel – but not both. activity 1 Module 1, page 78 2 Leaded and unleaded petrol are in competitive demand. Demand for leaded petrol decreases ...
Gisella Muharukua, Muharukua/Vries, Catherine Vries, 2009
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Consumption Tax Trends 2001 VAT/GST, Excise and ...
When the environmentally friendly unleaded petrol appeared on the market it was more expensive to produce and as a consequence not commercially competitive with leaded petrol as a retail product. This handicap was soon overcome with ...
OECD, 2001
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New Scientist
We have fought hard in Europe to obtain agreement on early dates for the wide availability of unleaded petrol." His press officer wrote proudly of a "UK initiative" and of Britain "bringing forward" the introduction. The first fruits were 10 stations ...
8
Phasing Lead Out of Gasoline: An Examination of Policy ...
Unleaded petrol was introduced in Singapore in 1991. Its use is encouraged through a differentia! tax system making unleaded petrol about 10 cents per liter cheaper than leaded petrol. At the end of 1997, the sale of unleaded petrol ...
‎1999
9
South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland
In addition to unleaded petrol (suitable for newer cars with catalytic converters), lead-replacement petrol (LRP) is also available for older cars that used to run on 97 octane leaded petrol. Along main routes in South Africa and Swaziland, there  ...
Kate Armstrong, 2006
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Chemistry in Context
The production of unleaded petrol relies on cracking, isomerisation and reforming reactions (see below) to produce hydrocarbons with a high octane rating. Unleaded petrol also contains special high-octane additives such as ' methyl tertiary ...
Graham Hill, John Holman, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNLEADED PETROL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unleaded petrol is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cheapest places to buy diesel and unleaded petrol in Coventry and …
Asda now has the cheapest fuel in the region after dropping the price of their diesel ... time since 2001 the price of diesel has fallen to the same amount as petrol. «Coventry Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Diesel price drops below unleaded petrol as falling wholesale costs …
Diesel is set to be cheaper than unleaded petrol for the first time in 14 years in a new round of forecourt price wars. Supermarket giant Morrisons has taken on its ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Unleaded fuel dips below $1 a litre
UNLEADED petrol prices in Melbourne have slipped below the magic mark of $1 a litre for the first time in six years as drivers continue to cash in at the bowser. «Herald Sun, Jan 15»
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Unleaded Petrol Price Hits Five-Year Low
It has not been cheaper to top up the petrol tank since 2010 as the oil price decline ... The average cost of unleaded petrol has tumbled below the 110p-per-litre ... «Sky News, Jan 15»
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Regional NSW retailers charging more than $1.25 for unleaded
Fuel retailers in regional parts of New South Wales are facing pressure to ... Unleaded petrol has fallen below a dollar a litre in parts of Sydney this week, but ... «ABC Local, Jan 15»
6
Customers flock for 109.7p unleaded petrol
Pumps on the Harvest petrol station forecourt in Redditch, Worcs, have run dry ... boss Velautham Sarveswaran cut unleaded to its bargain basement price on ... «Express.co.uk, Dec 14»
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Unleaded petrol drops below £1.20 a litre
According to an analysis by the AA, about two-thirds of the average price paid for a litre of petrol is accounted for by a combination of Value Added Tax (VAT), ... «BBC News, Dec 14»
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Petrol prices surged by over 9 per cent this year, but relief is coming …
Releasing its seventh annual report into petrol prices, the Australian ... As the latter sells at a higher price than regular unleaded petrol, it has meant that these ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
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Petrol retailers urged to cut prices in line with falling oil costs
The AA believes that the average price of unleaded petrol is 124.22p but says prices vary across the country with much higher charges in more remote rural ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
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Petrol price wars: Supermarkets slash costs at the pump by 2p a litre
SUPERMARKETS across the country are slashing their petrol and diesel prices ... cut the price of diesel by up to 2p per litre and unleaded petrol by 1p per litre. «Express.co.uk, Oct 14»
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