liquefied petroleum gas
1liquefied petroleum gas — n. a compressed or liquefied gas, generally a mixture of propane, propylene, butane, and butylene obtained as a byproduct from petroleum refining: used as a domestic or industrial fuel and in certain organic syntheses …
2Liquefied petroleum gas — (also called LPG, GPL, LP Gas, or liquid propane gas) is a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases used as a fuel in heating appliances and vehicles. It is increasingly used as an aerosol propellant and a refrigerant, replacing chlorofluorocarbons …
3liquefied petroleum gas — suskystintos naftos dujos statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Slegiant suskystintas iš naftos gautas propano, propeno, butano ir butenų mišinys. atitikmenys: angl. liquefied petroleum gas rus. сжиженный нефтяной газ …
4liquefied petroleum gas — a gas liquefied by compression, consisting of flammable hydrocarbons, as propane and butane, obtained as a by product from the refining of petroleum or from natural gas: used chiefly as a domestic fuel in rural areas, as an industrial and motor… …
5liquefied petroleum gas — liq uefied petro′leum gas n. chem. a gas liquefied by compression, consisting of flammable hydrocarbons, as propane and butane: used chiefly as a domestic or industrial fuel, and in organic synthesis, esp. of synthetic rubber Abbrev.: LPG Also… …
6liquefied petroleum gas — 1. (or LP gas, LPG, bottled gas) Industry terms for any material composed predominantly of the following hydrocarbons or mixture of them: Propane, propylene, butanes, and butylenes. Recovered from natural and refinery gases and kept under… …
7liquefied petroleum gas — noun hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure • Syn: ↑bottled gas • Hypernyms: ↑gas, ↑hydrocarbon …
8liquefied petroleum gas — noun Date: 1925 a compressed gas that consists of flammable hydrocarbons (as propane and butane) and is used especially as fuel or as raw material for chemical synthesis …
9liquefied petroleum gas — noun A mixture of propane and butane with traces of some other gases, which is kept in a liquid state at high pressure in metal bottles, and used as a source of gas for cooking, heating and as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.… …
10Liquefied natural gas — Not to be confused with Natural Gas Liquids (NGL). Liquefied natural gas or LNG is natural gas (primarily methane, CH4) that has been converted to liquid form for ease of storage or transport. Liquefied natural gas takes up about 1/600th the… …
