LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does liquefied petroleum gas mean? 

• LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (noun)
  The noun LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS has 1 sense:

1. hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure

  Familiarity information: LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

bottled gas; liquefied petroleum gas

Hypernyms ("liquefied petroleum gas" is a kind of...):

gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)

hydrocarbon (an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen)