What does «gasolina» mean in Spanish?
- Gasoline is a fuel, derived from crude oil, for use in spark-ignition internal combustion engines. Conventional gasoline is mostly a mixture of more than 200 different hydrocarbon liquids ranging from those containing 4 carbon atoms to those containing 11 or 12 carbon atoms. It has an initial boiling point at atmospheric pressure of about 35 °C (95 °F) and a final boiling point of about 200 °C (395 °F). Gasoline is used primarily as a fuel for the internal combustion engines of motor vehicles, as well as in some small aircraft. In Canada and the United States, the word "gasoline" is commonly used and is often abbreviated simply "gas" even though it is a liquid rather than a gas. In fact, gasoline dispensing facilities are called "gas stations". In some European and American countries, the term "benzine" (or a variant of that word) is used to designate gasoline.