FOSSIL FUELS

Meaning of FOSSIL FUELS in English

Fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas; so-called because they are the remains of ancient plant and animal life.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012

FOSSIL FUELS — ископаемое топливо
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOSSIL FUELS — ископаемое топливо
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FOSSIL FUELS — ископаемое топливо
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FOSSIL FUELS — ископаемое топливо
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FOSSIL FUELS — ископаемое топливо
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOSSIL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fossil fuel (= a fuel such as coal or oil, produced by the gradual …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOSSIL — I Remnant, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a past geologic age that has been preserved in …
Английский словарь Британика
FOSSIL — I. ˈfäsəl also ˈfȯs- sometimes -(ˌ)sil noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin fossilis, adjective, dug up 1. archaic : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOSSIL — (a.) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants, shells.
Английский словарь Webster
FOSSIL — (a.) Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
Английский словарь Webster
FOSSIL — ( a. ) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants, shells.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOSSIL — ( a. ) Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOSSIL — — fossillike , adj. /fos"euhl/ , n. 1. any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOSSIL — adj. of or pertaining to a fossil; of or pertaining to a prehistoric age; old, ancient; out-of-date
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOSSIL — I. ˈfä-səl adjective Etymology: Latin fossilis obtained by digging, from fodere to dig — more at bed Date: 1604 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOSSIL — noun a substance dug from the earth. 2. fossil ·adj dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt. …
Webster English vocab
FOSSIL — [fos.sil] adj [L fossilis obtained by digging, fr. fodere to dig--more at bed] (1665) 1: preserved from a past geologic …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOSSIL
Britannica English vocabulary
FOSSIL — fossil BrE AmE ˈfɒs ə l -ɪl AmE \ ˈfɑːs ə l ▷ fossil|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOSSIL — fos ‧ sil /ˈfɒs ə l $ ˈfɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOSSIL — n. & adj. --n. 1 the remains or impression of a (usu. prehistoric) plant or animal hardened in rock (often …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOSSIL — n. & adj. n. 1 the remains or impression of a (usu. prehistoric) plant or animal hardened in rock (often …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOSSIL — n. & adj. --n. 1. the remains or impression of a (usu. prehistoric) plant or animal hardened in rock (often …
Oxford English vocab
FOSSIL — [noun] [C] - a bone, a shell or the shape of a plant or animal which has been preserved in …
Cambridge English vocab
FOSSIL — n. Agate Fossil Beds National Monument fossil fuel John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOSSIL — n. Remnant, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a past geologic age that has been preserved in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOSSIL — 1. In software, a misfeature that becomes understandable only in historical context, as a remnant of times past retained so …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
FOSSIL — 1. In software, a misfeature that becomes understandable only in historical context, as a remnant of times past retained so …
Jargon File English vocabulary
FOSSIL — is the hardened remains or traces of plant or animal life from a previous geological period preserved in the Earth's …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
FUELS — Топлива
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOSSIL — 1. сущ. 1) а) ископаемое, окаменелость (остатки животных или растительных организмов, сохранившиеся в земной коре с прежних геологических эпох) б) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FUELS — Топлива
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FOSSIL — fossil.ogg 1. ʹfɒs(ə)l n 1. окаменелость; ископаемое; ископаемые остатки; органические остатки или их отпечатки 2. 1> разг. «ископаемое», человек с …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOSSIL — 1. ʹfɒs(ə)l n 1. окаменелость; ископаемое; ископаемые остатки; органические остатки или их отпечатки 2. 1> разг. «ископаемое», человек с устаревшими …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOSSIL — 1. сущ. 1) а) ископаемое, окаменелость ( остатки животных или растительных организмов, сохранившиеся в земной коре с прежних геологических эпох …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FOSSIL — 1. сущ. 1) а) ископаемое, окаменелость (остатки животных или растительных организмов, сохранившиеся в земной коре с прежних геологических эпох) б) шутл. ископаемое (какой-л. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FOSSIL — (Fido/Opus/Seadog Standard Interface Layer) интерфейс драйверов для работы адаптеров множественных последовательных портов, интерфейс FOSSIL BBS обращается к такой плате через FOSSIL-драйвер, …
Англо-Русский толковый словарь терминов и сокращений по ВТ, Интернету и программированию
FUELS — Топлива
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOSSIL — 1. сущ. 1) а) ископаемое, окаменелость (остатки животных или растительных организмов, сохранившиеся в земной коре с прежних геологических эпох) б) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FUELS — топливо
Англо-Русский словарь
CLEAN FUELS — Low-pollution fuels that can replace ordinary gasoline. These are alternative fuels, including gasohol (gasoline-alcohol mixtures), natural gas and LPG (liquefied …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
ALTERNATIVE FUELS — Fuels that can replace ordinary gasoline. Alternative fuels may have particularly desirable energy efficiency and pollution reduction features. Alternative fuels …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
PETROLEUM — I or crude oil Complex mixture of hydrocarbon s derived from the geologic transformation and decomposition of plants and animals …
Английский словарь Британика
FOSSIL FUEL — Any of a class of materials of biologic origin occurring within the Earth's crust that can be used as a …
Английский словарь Британика
NATURAL GAS — I. noun : gas issuing from the earth's crust through natural openings or bored wells ; especially : any of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLEAN ENERGY — alternative fuels, fuels which have lower emission rates than typical sources of energy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WILDLAND FIRE — uncontrolled fire in a forest, grassland, brushland, or land sown to crops. Fire danger in a wildland setting varies with …
Britannica English vocabulary
URANIUM — (U), radioactive chemical element of the actinide series in Group IIIb of the periodic table, atomic number 92. It is …
Britannica English vocabulary
POLLUTION — also called environmental pollution the addition of any substance or form of energy (e.g., heat, sound, radioactivity) to the environment …
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS — the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. During photosynthesis in green …
Britannica English vocabulary
PETROLEUM — complex mixture of hydrocarbons that occur in the Earth in liquid, gaseous, or solid forms. The term is often restricted …
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OIL SHALE — any fine-grained sedimentary rock containing solid organic matter that yields significant quantities of oil when heated. This shale oil, commonly …
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NUCLEAR CERAMICS — ceramic materials employed in the generation of nuclear power and in the disposal of radioactive nuclear wastes. In their nuclear-related …
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HEAVY OIL AND TAR SAND — crude oils below 20 API gravity are usually considered to be heavy. The lighter conventional crudes are often waterflooded to …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOSSIL FUEL — any of a class of materials of biological origin occurring within the Earth's crust that can be used as a …
Britannica English vocabulary
COAL — solid, dark-coloured, carbon-rich material that occurs in stratified, sedimentary deposits. It is one of the most important of the primary …
Britannica English vocabulary
ATMOSPHERE — gaseous envelope that surrounds the Earth. Other planets of the solar system, as well as a few of the large …
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ROMANIA, FLAG OF — vertically striped blue-yellow-red national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is approximately 2 to 3. In 1834 the Ottoman government recognized local …
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FUEL — I. fu ‧ el 1 S3 W2 /ˈfjuːəl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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ENVIRONMENTAL
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