n.
Pronunciation: ' fyü(- ə )l
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English fewel, from Anglo-French fuail, feuaile, from Vulgar Latin *focalia, from Latin focus hearth
Date: 13th century
1 a : a material used to produce heat or power by burning b : nutritive material c : a material from which atomic energy can be liberated especially in a reactor
2 : a source of sustenance or incentive : REINFORCEMENT