1. Plural of gasolene; an alternative or archaic spelling of gasoline, a flammable liquid fuel derived from petroleum and used to power internal combustion engines.
Usage: archaic; chiefly historical; gasolene is an older variant spelling of gasoline, now rarely used in modern English

Examples

• Early automobiles relied on gasolenes as their primary fuel source.
• The old chemistry textbooks referred to the product as gasolenes rather than gasoline.
• In the early 1900s, gasolenes were sold at general stores and liveries.
• The price of gasolenes fluctuated with crude oil production.
• Vintage advertisements promoted different brands of gasolenes to motorists.