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synfuel

noun

Etymology

Blend of synthetic + fuel.

  1. derived from focus — “hearth”
  2. derived from focus — “fire”
  3. derived from fouaille
  4. inherited from fuayle
  5. compounded as synfuel — “synthetic + fuel”

Definitions

  1. Any of several fuels synthesized from coal or shale etc, or fermented from grain etc.

  2. Any of several fuels created by chemical synthesis from simple feed stock inputs, of…

    Any of several fuels created by chemical synthesis from simple feed stock inputs, of power, energy, heat, water, carbon dioxide, or simple compounds.

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