un-leaded petrol
1leaded petrol — Until the advent of exhaust catalyst equipped vehicles in the early 1990s, leaded petrol in 4* of 97 octane was the main form of petrol in the UK. Tetra ethyl or tetra methyl lead additives were used as a simple means of boosting octane and… …
2leaded petrol — noun gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks combustion of leaded gasoline released lead into the air where it could cause lead poisoning • Syn: ↑leaded gasoline • Ant: ↑unleaded gasoline (for: ↑leaded gasoline) …
3leaded petrol — noun (U) BrE petrol containing lead lead 3 (1) leaded gas AmE …
4leaded petrol — British term for leaded gasoline …
5Banning of leaded petrol — Due to its toxicity, lead has been phased out of petroleum used in many countries. It is illegal in the following countries to sell or distribute leaded fuels for road vehicles. The date the ban was effected follows.Europe*Austria in 1989 *EU 1… …
6leaded — [[t]le̱dɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Leaded petrol has had lead added to it. Japanese refiners stopped producing leaded petrol in December 1987. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Leaded windows are made of small pieces of glass held together by strips of lead …
7leaded gas — noun also leaded gasoline (U) AmE petrol containing lead; leaded petrol BrE …
8leaded gasoline — noun gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks combustion of leaded gasoline released lead into the air where it could cause lead poisoning • Syn: ↑leaded petrol • Ant: ↑unleaded gasoline • Hypernyms: ↑gasoline, ↑ …
9leaded — lead|ed [ˈledıd] adj 1.) leaded petrol contains lead ≠ ↑unleaded 2.) leaded windows have narrow pieces of lead separating small square or ↑diamond shaped pieces of glass …
10leaded — UK [ˈledɪd] / US [ˈledəd] adjective [usually before noun] 1) containing lead leaded petrol 2) leaded windows have small narrow pieces of lead around them to hold them together …
