gasolene

== English == === Etymology === From Cazeline (possibly influenced by Gazeline, the name of an Irish copy), a brand of petroleum-derived lighting oil, from the surname of the man who first marketed it in 1862, John Cassell, and the suffix –eline, from Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil, olive oil”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). Gasolene is found from 1863, and gasoline from 1864. === Noun === gasolene (usually uncountable, plural gasolenes) Alternative spelling of gasoline. ==== Usage notes ==== This spelling is used in Jamaica, but is antiquated in other places where English is spoken. === References === === Anagrams === Eagleson, elongase