An archaic or alternative spelling of gasoline; a flammable liquid fuel refined from crude oil for internal combustion engines.
Early 20th-century variant spelling of 'gasoline,' from 'gas' (itself from Greek 'chaos') + '-ol' (chemical suffix) + '-ene' (hydrocarbon suffix), before standardization on 'gasoline.'
The spelling 'gasolene' appears in early 20th-century literature and advertisements, showing how new product terminology wasn't standardized—'petrol,' 'gasolene,' and 'gasoline' all competed until regional standards solidified.
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