| afterburner |
a device that increases the thrust of a jet engine by injecting fuel into the exhaust gases for burning. [1/2 definitions] |
| air-fuel |
pertaining to the air and fuel injected at the same time into a combustion engine. |
| alternative energy |
any form of energy other than that which comes from fossil fuel. |
| alternative energy source |
any source of energy other than fossil fuel. |
| alternative fuel |
a fuel other than fossil fuel used to power an internal combustion engine. |
| baseburner |
a stove or furnace that feeds to the base of the unit additional fuel, such as coal, as needed. |
| benzine |
a colorless, liquid mixture of flammable hydrocarbons, used as a solvent in cleaning and dyeing and as a motor fuel. |
| biodiesel |
a low-polluting type of diesel fuel made from renewable, organically-derived oils such as vegetable oils or waste animal fats. |
| biogas |
any gaseous fuel produced by the bacterial decomposition of organic matter, composed primarily of methane and carbon dioxide. |
| blow-by |
the leakage of unburned gases or of air mixed with fuel into the crankcase of an automobile engine, or the gases so leaking. [1/2 definitions] |
| breeder reactor |
a nuclear reactor that is designed to produce more fissionable material than it consumes, and thus generate additional fuel for its own operation. |
| briquette |
a small brick or cube of charcoal or compressed coal dust, used as fuel in cooking. |
| bunker |
a large storage space or bin, as for fuel on a ship. [2/5 definitions] |
| butane |
a flammable gas used for fuel and for producing synthetic rubber. |
| carburet |
to combine, mix, or charge with carbons or hydrocarbons, so as to increase the potential fuel energy. |
| carburetor |
a device in an internal-combustion engine that produces a combustible mixture of vaporized fuel and air. |
| choke |
to enrich the fuel mixture of (an internal-combustion engine) by reducing the flow of air to the carburetor. [1/9 definitions] |
| coal |
a hard black or dark brown substance found in the earth and burned as fuel. [1/3 definitions] |
| coal oil |
any fuel oil produced by distillation of bituminous coal. |
| coke |
a residue consisting primarily of carbon that is left after coal has been heated in the absence of air, used as an industrial fuel and reducing agent. [1/2 definitions] |
| combustion chamber |
an engine chamber, esp. in a jet or rocket, in which fuel or a propellant is burned. |