Gasohol

Gasohol
  A registered trademark of an agency of the state of Nebraska, for an automotive fuel containing a blend of 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent gasoline.
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  A blend of finished motor gasoline containing alcohol (generally ethanol but sometimes methanol) at a concentration between 5.7 percent and 10 percent by volume. Also see Oxygenates.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary
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  In the United States, gasohol (E10) refers to gasoline that contains 10 percent ethanol by volume. This term was used in the late 1970s and early 1980s but has been replaced in some areas of the country by terms such as E-10, Super Unleaded Plus Ethanol, or Unleaded Plus.
  California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms

Energy terms . 2014.

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  • Gasohol — Ga|so|hol [ gæsəhɔl; Kurzw. aus amer. gasoline = Benzin u. alcohol = Ethanol], der u. das; s, e: Motorkraftstoffe aus 10–20 % Ethanol u. Benzin. * * * Gasohol   [Kurzwort aus englisch gas(oline) »Benzin« und Alkohol] der, s, Gemisch aus 10 20 %… …   Universal-Lexikon

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  • gasohol — /gas euh hawl , hol /, n. a mixture of gasoline and ethyl alcohol, generally containing no more than 10 percent alcohol, used as an alternative fuel for some automobiles. [1975 80; GAS(OLINE) + (ALC)OHOL] * * * …   Universalium

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