Phrase guide

liquefied petroleum gas

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, natural-sciences, petrochemistry, petrology, physical-sciences

Examples

  • Near-synonym: propane (loosely synonymous in US)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: LPG, autogas, propane[Appendix:Glossary

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

hydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bottled gas

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gas, hydrocarbon

History

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: gas liquat del petroli — LPG
  • Chinese Mandarin: 液化石油氣 /液化石油气 (yèhuà shíyóuqì) — LPG
  • Finnish: nestekaasu — LPG
  • French: gaz de pétrole liquéfié — LPG
  • German: Flüssiggas — LPG
  • Hungarian: propán-bután gáz — LPG
  • Hungarian: PB-gáz — LPG
  • Hungarian: cseppfolyós gáz — LPG
  • Hungarian: autógáz — LPG
  • Japanese: 液化石油ガス (ekika sekiyu gasu) — LPG
  • Kazakh: сұйытылған газ (sūiytylğan gaz) — LPG
  • Korean: 액화석유가스 (aekhwaseogyugaseu) — LPG
  • Portuguese: gás liquefeito de petróleo — LPG
  • Romanian: gaz de petrol lichid — LPG
  • Romanian: gaz de sondă lichid — LPG
  • Russian: сжи́женный углеводоро́дный газ (sžížennyj uglevodoródnyj gaz) — LPG
  • Swedish: gasol — LPG
  • Vietnamese: khí dầu mỏ hóa lỏng — LPG
  • Welsh: nwy petroliwm hylifol — LPG
  • Xibe: ᠠᡞᠯ ᡦᡞ ᡪᡞ (ail pi ji) — LPG