Which Dress For My Christmas Party?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Gas - short for gasolene / gasoline. Petrol - short for petroleum spirit.
As the oil industry began, different words were used for different fractions of crude oil.
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