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- History and etymology
- Chemical analysis and production
- Physical properties
- Density
- Stability <span class="anchor" id="Stability"></span>
- Combustion energy content
- Octane rating
- Additives
- Antiknock additives
- Tetraethyl lead
- <span class="anchor" id="Lead Replacement Petrol"></span> Lead replacement petrol
- MMT
- Fuel stabilizers (antioxidants and metal deactivators)
- Detergents
- Ethanol
- European Union
- Brazil
- Australia
- U.S.
- India
- Dyes
- Oxygenate blending
- Safety
- Toxicity
- Inhalation for intoxication
- Flammability
- Gasoline exhaust
- Environmental effect
- Carbon dioxide
- Contamination of soil and water
- Use and pricing
- Europe
- U.S.
- Gasoline production by country
- Comparison with other fuels
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
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Gasoline (North American English) or petrol (Commonwealth English) is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines and as an inhalant. When formulated as a fuel for engines, gasoline is chemically composed of organic compounds derived from the fractional distillation of petroleum and later chemically enhanced with gasoline additives. It is a high-volume profitable product produced in crude oil refineries.