FOSSIL FUEL

Meaning of FOSSIL FUEL in English

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An obvious and technically achievable alternative to fossil fuel combustion is nuclear fission.

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The Government was also strongly backing an international trading system for fossil fuel emissions.

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FOSSIL FUEL — noun Date: 1835 a fuel (as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed in the earth from plant or animal remains, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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
FOSSIL FUEL — noun : a fuel (as coal, oil, or natural gas) that is formed in the earth from plant and animal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOSSIL FUEL — Energy. any combustible organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOSSIL FUEL — fuels formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived in an earlier era (coal, petroleum, natural gas)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOSSIL FUEL — Date: 1835 : a fuel (as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed in the earth from plant or animal remains …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOSSIL FUEL — Function: noun Date: 1835 : a fuel (as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed in the earth from plant or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FOSSIL FUEL — ■ noun a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOSSIL FUEL — [fossil fuel] n (1835): a fuel (as coal, oil, or natural gas) that is formed in the earth from plant …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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
FOSSIL FUEL — noun [ C , U ] fuel such as coal or oil, that was formed over millions of years from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOSSIL FUEL — ˈfossil ˌfuel BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] a ↑ fuel such as coal or oil that is produced by …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOSSIL-FUEL — see fossil fuel
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOSSIL FUEL — also fossil-fuel ( fossil fuels) Fossil fuel is fuel such as coal or oil that is formed from the decayed …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOSSIL FUEL — also fossil-fuel (~s) Fossil fuel is fuel such as coal or oil that is formed from the decayed remains of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FOSSIL-FUEL — see fossil fuel
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FOSSIL FUEL — Any of a class of materials of biologic origin occurring within the Earth's crust that can be used as a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOSSIL FUEL — Fuel derived from ancient organic remains; e.g. peat, coal, crude oil, and natural gas.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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Англо-Русский физический словарь
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FUEL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) fossil fuel fuel cell fuel injection
Английский словарь Британика
FOSSIL — I Remnant, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a past geologic age that has been preserved in …
Английский словарь Британика
FUEL — I. ˈfyü]əl, -u̇]əl also -ü]l, chiefly Brit ](ˌ)il noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English fewel, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
FUEL — — fueler, fueller , n. /fyooh"euhl/ , n. , v. , fueled, fueling or ( esp. Brit. ) fuelled, fuelling …
Random House Webster's 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
FUEL — I. ˈfyü(-ə)l noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English fewel, from Anglo-French fuail, feuaile, from Vulgar Latin * focalia, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
FUEL — vt to feed with fuel. 2. fuel ·vt to store or furnish with fuel or firing. 3. fuel ·noun anything …
Webster English vocab
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
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Britannica English vocabulary
FUEL — fuel BrE AmE ˈfju ː ‿əl § fjuːl ▷ fuel|ed, ~led d ▷ fuel|ing, \~ling ɪŋ ▷ fuel|s z ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOSSIL — fossil BrE AmE ˈfɒs ə l -ɪl AmE \ ˈfɑːs ə l ▷ fossil|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FUEL — / ˈfjuːəl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] any material that produces heat …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FUEL — I. fu ‧ el 1 S3 W2 /ˈfjuːəl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOSSIL — fos ‧ sil /ˈfɒs ə l $ ˈfɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FUEL — n. & v. --n. 1 material, esp. coal, wood, oil, etc., burnt or used as a source of heat or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOSSIL — n. & adj. --n. 1 the remains or impression of a (usu. prehistoric) plant or animal hardened in rock (often …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FUEL — n. & v. n. 1 material, esp. coal, wood, oil, etc., burnt or used as a source of heat or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOSSIL — n. & adj. n. 1 the remains or impression of a (usu. prehistoric) plant or animal hardened in rock (often …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FUEL — n. & v. --n. 1. material, esp. coal, wood, oil, etc., burnt or used as a source of heat or …
Oxford English vocab
FOSSIL — n. & adj. --n. 1. the remains or impression of a (usu. prehistoric) plant or animal hardened in rock (often …
Oxford English vocab
FUEL — ( fuels, fuelling, fuelled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: in AM, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
FUEL — [noun] - a substance which is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burnedWood, coal, oil, petrol and …
Cambridge 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
FUEL — n. 25B6; noun the car ran out of fuel : PETROL, diesel; power source; N. Amer. gasoline, gas. See list …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

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