gasoline
The origin and history of gasoline.
Etymology
Formed from "gas" plus two chemistry suffixes ("-ol" and "-ine"); some accounts trace the name partly to "Cazeline," an early brand of lighting oil named after its seller John Cassell.
The origin and history of gasoline.
Formed from "gas" plus two chemistry suffixes ("-ol" and "-ine"); some accounts trace the name partly to "Cazeline," an early brand of lighting oil named after its seller John Cassell.
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