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| fuel |
to provide or add fuel or renewed energy to. [2/5 definitions] |
| fuel cell |
any of various devices in which continuous electrical energy is produced from the reaction between a fuel, such as liquid hydrogen, and an oxidant. |
| fuel injection |
any of several systems by which fuel is sprayed directly into an engine's combustion chamber. [2 definitions] |
| fuel oil |
any oil used for fuel, esp. a liquid petroleum product. |
| fuel rod |
a rod-shaped unit that contains nuclear fuel such as plutonium or uranium. |
| gasoline |
a volatile, flammable liquid of hydrocarbons, derived from petroleum and used primarily as fuel for internal-combustion engines. |
| grate1 |
a framework of metal bars that holds the fuel in a furnace, stove, or fireplace. [1/4 definitions] |
| greasewood |
a thorny shrub native to western North America that contains a small amount of oil and is often used for fuel. [1/2 definitions] |
| guzzle |
to consume (fuel, energy, or the like) in excessive amounts. [1/3 definitions] |
| hybrid |
of a car or other vehicle with an engine, capable of running on two different types of fuel, usually gasoline and electricity, and can alternate between them [1/6 definitions] |
| ignition |
a device for igniting something by means of friction, an electrical spark, or the like; in an internal combustion engine, the device or system that ignites the fuel to start the engine. [1/3 definitions] |
| inject |
to introduce (a fluid) or introduce a fluid into (someone or something) by force or pressure, as fuel into an engine cylinder, or a medicine into a muscle or vein. [1/2 definitions] |
| internal-combustion engine |
an engine, esp. an automobile engine, that is powered by the heat and pressure produced by the burning of a mixture of fuel and air in a cylinder or cylinders. |
| kerosene |
a thin liquid fuel obtained by distilling petroleum, coal shale, or the like. |
| lox2 |
liquid oxygen, used esp. to oxidize rocket fuel. |
| methanol |
a colorless, poisonous liquid used as a solvent, fuel, or antifreeze; methyl alcohol. |
| methyl alcohol |
a colorless, volatile, poisonous liquid, consisting of one carbon atom per molecule with hydrogen and oxygen, that is used as a fuel, solvent, and antifreeze; methanol. |
| mileage |
the number of miles that a vehicle can travel per unit of fuel. [1/4 definitions] |
| natural gas |
a mixture of hydrocarbon gases occurring naturally in the earth's crust, usu. with petroleum deposits, that is used chiefly for fuel. |
| oxidizer |
an oxidizing agent, esp. one that is used to power a rocket or fuel cell. |
| paraffin |
(chiefly British) a thin liquid fuel obtained by distilling petroleum, coal shale, or the like; kerosene. [1/3 definitions] |
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