LIGROIN

Etymology

Noun

ligroin (countable and uncountable, plural ligroins)

(archaic) A petroleum fraction boiling 75°-125°C used as a solvent and fuel.

Anagrams

• roiling

Source: Wiktionary


Lig"ro*in, n.

Definition: A trade name applied somewhat indefinitely to some of the volatile products obtained in refining crude petroleum. It is a complex and variable mixture of several hydrocarbons, generally boils below 170Âș Fahr., and is more inflammable than safe kerosene. It is used as a solvent, as a carburetant for air gas, and for illumination in special lamps.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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