English

Noun

gasolene ‎(usually uncountable, plural gasolenes)

1. Alternative spelling of gasoline
   • 1863, The Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle, 1863-09-12, p, 8:

     REFINED COLZA, GASOLENE, PETROLENE, and all Oils suitable for Paraffin and other Lamps.

   • 1864, The Pittsburgh Commercial, 1864-05-27, p. 1:

     Naphtha, of the kind usually known as gasolene, is taxed five per cent ad valorem

Usage notes

This spelling is used in Jamaica, but is antiquated in other places where English is spoken.

Anagrams

• elongase

1. ↑ The Solicitors' Journal and Reporter, volume 9, page 368, 1865
2. ↑ John Lloyd, John Mitchinson, 1,227 QI Facts To Blow Your Socks Off, Faber & Faber, 2012 ISBN 0571297951.
3. ↑ http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2012/04/the-origin-of-gasoline/