Sprit

Definitions of Sprit
  1. noun
    a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
    synonyms: Brennmaterial, Brennstoff, Kraftstoff, Stoff, Treibstoff
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    Koks, Steinkohle
    carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
    Diesel, Dieselkraftstoff
    a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines
    Benzin, Kraftwagen-Treibstoff, Normal, Normalbenzin
    a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
    Flugzeug-Treibstoff, Kerosin
    a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
    Kohle, Kohlegestein
    fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
    Erdgas
    a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes
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