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fuel

7 entries found.

Main Entry:
1fu·el 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1fuel
Pronunciation:
\ˈfyü(-ə)l\
Function:
noun
Usage:
often attributive
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 reactor2: a source of sustenance or incentive : reinforcement
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