Ligroin Definition

ligrōin
noun
A mixture of hydrocarbons, a colorless, flammable liquid, obtained in the fractional distillation of petroleum and used as a motor fuel and as a solvent for fats and oils in dry cleaning, etc.
Webster's New World

Origin of Ligroin

  • Uncertain, but possible from Greek λιγυρός (lighirós) clear

    From Wiktionary

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