liquefied 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.

“Near-synonym: propane (loosely synonymous in US)”

Similar
LPGautogaspropane[Appendix:Glossarybottled gas
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Meanings

nounliquefied petroleum gas (countable and uncountable, plural liquefied petroleum gases)

plural liquefied petroleum gases

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA 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.

    Near-synonym: propane (loosely synonymous in US)

    Synonyms: LPG, autogas, propane[Appendix:Glossary

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
LPGautogaspropane[Appendix:Glossary

More synonyms by meaning

nounhydrocarbon gases, usually propane or butane, kept under pressure

Similar
bottled gas
Broader
gashydrocarbon
Also see
autogasbottled gas

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan gas liquat del petroli
  • gas liquat del petroliLPG
Chinese Mandarin 液化石油氣 /液化石油气
  • 液化石油氣 /液化石油气 (yèhuà shíyóuqì)LPG
Finnish nestekaasu
  • nestekaasuLPG
French gaz de pétrole liquéfié
  • gaz de pétrole liquéfiéLPG
German Flüssiggas
  • FlüssiggasLPG
Hungarian propán-bután gáz, PB-gáz
  • propán-bután gázLPG
  • PB-gázLPG
  • cseppfolyós gázLPG
  • autógázLPG
Japanese 液化石油ガス
  • 液化石油ガス (ekika sekiyu gasu)LPG
Korean 액화석유가스
  • 액화석유가스 (aekhwaseogyugaseu)LPG
Portuguese gás liquefeito de petróleo
  • gás liquefeito de petróleoLPG
Romanian gaz de petrol lichid, gaz de sondă lichid
  • gaz de petrol lichidLPG
  • gaz de sondă lichidLPG
Russian сжи́женный углеводоро́дный газ
  • сжи́женный углеводоро́дный газ (sžížennyj uglevodoródnyj gaz)LPG
Spanish gas licuado de petróleo
  • gas licuado de petróleoLPG
Swedish gasol
  • gasolLPG
Vietnamese khí dầu mỏ hóa lỏng
  • khí dầu mỏ hóa lỏngLPG
Welsh nwy petroliwm hylifol
  • nwy petroliwm hylifolLPG
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“liquefied petroleum gas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liquefied%20petroleum%20gas. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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