carburante

Definitions of carburante
  1. noun
    a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
    synonyms: combustible
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    butano
    occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels
    carbón vegetal
    a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
    gas-oil, gasoil, gasóleo
    a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines
    fuel, fuel-oil
    a petroleum product used for fuel
    gas, gasolina
    a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
    fuel, keroseno, queroseno
    a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
    metanol
    a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol
    propano
    colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel
    astilla, escarabajas, leña
    wood used for fuel
    tea
    (a piece of) a substance that burns easily and can be used to start a coal or coke fire
    napalm
    gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers
    crudo, grosero, petróleo, tosco
    a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
    acumulación
    the large log at the back of a hearth fire
    hacha, hachón
    a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
    yesca
    material for starting a fire
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