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leaded gasoline

type of motor gasoline containing tetraethyllead as a fuel additive to boost octane rating
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leaded gasoline

Summary

leaded gasoline is a motor fuel[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • leaded gasoline is credited with the discovery of Thomas Midgley[3].
  • leaded gasoline's instance of is recorded as motor fuel[4].
  • leaded gasoline is a type of gasoline[5].
  • leaded gasoline is the opposite of unleaded gasoline[6].
  • leaded gasoline comprises tetraethyllead[7].
  • leaded gasoline comprises petroleum[8].
  • leaded gasoline comprises gasoline[9].
  • leaded gasoline's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 1921[10].

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Works and Contributions

leaded gasoline is credited with the discovery of Thomas Midgley[3].

Why It Matters

leaded gasoline has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Thomas Midgley

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → tetraethyllead, petroleum, gasoline
    Opposite of → unleaded gasoline
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q140478661]]"
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