ligroin

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noun

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

OriginGerman Ligroin ← Ancient Greek λιγυρός →
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Meanings

nounligroin (countable and uncountable, plural ligroins)

plural ligroins · alternative ligroine

  1. archaiccountableuncountableA petroleum fraction boiling 75°-125°C used as a solvent and fuel.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
petroleum ether

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλιγυρός“clear”
  2. GermanLigroin
  3. Englishligroin

Attested since 1872, borrowed from German Ligroin, a trade mark of illuminating liquid hydrocarbon first attested in 1866 as Lygroin and Ligroine. Further origin uncertain, but possibly from Ancient Greek λιγυρός (ligurós, “clear”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

roiling
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APA

ligroin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ligroin

MLA

“ligroin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ligroin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ligroin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ligroin.

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