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biomass
plant materials and animal waste used as fuel
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butane
occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels
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charcoal, wood coal
a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
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coal gas
gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting
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coke
carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
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diesel fuel, diesel oil
a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines
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fire
fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
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fossil fuel
fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content
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fuel oil, heating oil
a petroleum product used for fuel
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gasohol
a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn
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gas, gasolene, gasoline, petrol
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
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illuminant
something that can serve as a source of light
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coal oil, kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil
a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
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methanol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit
a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol
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nuclear fuel
fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity
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propane
colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel
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red fire
combustible material (usually salts of lithium or strontium) that burns bright red; used in flares and fireworks
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combustible, combustible material
a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power
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water gas
a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with small amounts of other gases; made by blowing steam over hot coke or coal
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firewood
wood used for fuel
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igniter, ignitor, lighter
a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
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town gas
coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use
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derv
diesel oil used in cars and lorries with diesel engines; from d(iesel) e(ngine) r(oad) v(ehicle)
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leaded gasoline, leaded petrol
gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks
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coal
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
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firelighter
(a piece of) a substance that burns easily and can be used to start a coal or coke fire
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paraffin, paraffin oil
(British usage) kerosine
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napalm
gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers
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gas, natural gas
a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes
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gas oil
an oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and viscosity
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crude, crude oil, fossil oil, oil, petroleum, rock oil
a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
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unleaded gasoline, unleaded petrol
gasoline that has not been treated with a lead compound
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cordwood
firewood cut and stacked in cords; wood sold by the cord
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backlog
the large log at the back of a hearth fire
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brand, firebrand
a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
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pine knot
a joint of pine wood used for fuel
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kindling, punk, spunk, tinder, touchwood
material for starting a fire
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punk
substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)