Look up: Fuel

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   fuel
   [Verb] To supply with fuel; to give support to or to stimulate.
   Example: Encouraging results from the pilot studies have fuelled plans to extend the new traffic calming measures.
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   fuel
   [n] - a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power 2. [v] - provide with fuel 3. [v] - provide with fuel 4. [v] - take in fuel, as of a ship 5. [v] - stimulate
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   Fuel
   [pronounce:   ] Anything that stores an energy that can be converted into heat energy - includes fossil fuel and nuclear fuel.
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   Fuel
   A material that can be burned to provide a source of energy.
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   fuel
   any combustible material; sometimes, the term is erroneously applied to gasoline-like substances only Category: Management in the public and private sector • four broad classes of -- are burned in diesel engines: crude oil, distillates, residuals and natural or by-product gases Category: General • a material,especially coal,wood,oil,etc.,burnt or used as a source of heat or...
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   Fuel
   A substance that can be used to produce heat.
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   Fuel
   Fu'el noun [ Old French fouail , fuail , or fouaille , fuaille , Late Latin focalium , focale , from Latin focus hearth, fireplace, in Late Latin , fire. See Focus .] [ Formerly written also fewel. ] 1. Any matter used to produce heat by burning; that which feeds fire; combustible matter used for fires, as wood, coal, peat, e ...
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   Fuel
   Fu'el transitive verb 1. To feed with fuel. [ Obsolete] « Never, alas I the dreadful name, That fuels the infernal flame.» Cowley. 2. To store or furnish with fuel or firing. [ Obsolete] « Well watered and well fueled .» Sir H. Wotton.
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   fuel
   1. Any matter used to produce heat by burning; that which feeds fire; combustible matter used for fires, as wood, coal, peat, etc. ... 2. Anything that serves to feed or increase passion or excitement. Artificial fuel, fuel consisting of small particles, as coal dust, sawdust, etc, consolidated into lumps or blocks. ... Origin: OF. Fouail, fuail, or ...
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    fuel
    verb stimulate; `fuel the debate on creationism`
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    fuel
    verb provide with a combustible substance that provides energy; `fuel aircraft, ships, and cars`
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    fuel
    verb provide with fuel; `Oil fires the furnace`
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    Fuel
    `Fuel` is any material that is burnt or altered in order to obtain energy. Fuel releases its energy either through chemical means, such as combustion, or nuclear means, such as nuclear fission or nuclear fusion. An important property of a useful fuel is that its energy can be stored to be released only when needed, and that the release is controlled in such a way that the energy can be harnessed to produce work. All carbon-based life forms`from ...
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    Fuel
    • (v. t.) To store or furnish with fuel or firing. • (n.) Anything that serves to feed or increase passion or excitement. • (n.) Any matter used to produce heat by burning; that which feeds fire; combustible matter used for fires, as wood, coal, peat, etc. • (v. t.) To feed with fuel.
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    fuel
    (from the article `technology, history of`) There were no fundamental innovations in fuel and power before the breakthrough of 1945, but there were several significant developments in ... The largest single application for natural gas is as a domestic or industrial fuel. However, several specialized applications have developed over the ...
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    fuel
    fuel 1. Any material that evolves energy in a chemical or nuclear reaction. 2. Specifically, a material which can be used to provide power for an engine, combustor, power plant, nuclear reactor, etc. 3. Something consumed to produce energy. 4. A material such as wood, coal, gas, or oil burned to produce heat or power. 5. To provide with a combustibl...
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    Fuel
    Component(s) of the propellant which are Oxidized or burned.
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    fuel
    Any substance used to produce heat, either by chemical or nuclear reaction. In the case of a liquid-propellant rocket engine, fuel is ordinarily distinguished from oxidizer where these are separate. Related entry • propellant
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    fuel
    Any material that can be consumed to supply heat or power. Included are petroleum, coal, and natural gas (the fossil fuels), and other consumable materials, such as uranium, biomass, and hydrogen. Related category • FUELS Source: Energy Information Administration
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    fuel
    fuel, material that can be burned or otherwise consumed to produce heat. The common fuels used in industry, transportation, and the home are burned in air. The carbon and hydrogen in fuel rapidly combine with oxygen in the air in an exothermal reaction—one that liberates heat. Most of the fuel...
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