In the United Kingdom, benzole or benzol is a

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product consisting mainly of

benzene Benzene is an Organic compound, organic chemical compound with the Chemical formula#Molecular formula, molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar hexagonal Ring (chemistry), ring with one hyd ...

and

toluene Toluene (), also known as toluol (), is a substituted aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula , often abbreviated as , where Ph stands for the phenyl group. It is a colorless, water Water is an inorganic compound with the c ...

. It was originally used as a "motor spirit", as were petroleum spirits. Benzole was also blended with

petrol Gasoline (North American English) or petrol ( Commonwealth English) is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines. When formul ...

and sold as a

motor fuel A motor fuel is a fuel that is used to provide power to the engine of motor vehicles — typically a heat engine that produces thermal energy via oxidative combustion of liquid or gaseous fuel and then converts the heat into mechanical energy ...

under trade names including "

National Benzole National Benzole was a petroleum brand used in the United Kingdom from 1919 to the 1990s. In 1957, the National Benzole Co. became wholly owned by Shell-Mex & BP (through British Petroleum) but continued its separate trading identity. In the e ...

Mixture" and "Regent Benzole Mixture". Confusingly, in certain languages, such as German, Hungarian, Ukrainian and Russian, the word ''benzol'' (or ''benzole'') means "

", and in some of these languages, words pronounced like "benzene" (e.g., the German word or the Romanian word benzină) can mean "petrol" or "

gasoline Gasoline ( North American English) or petrol ( Commonwealth English) is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines. When for ...

".Collins German Concise Dictionary, 1991, {{ISBN, 0-00-433454-X

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The National Benzole Company
Insolvent since 8 April 2013 Coal Fuel additives

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