diesel oil

noun

See cetane number
a fuel obtained from petroleum distillation that is used in diesel engines. It has a relatively low ignition temperature (540°C) and is ignited by the heat of compression Also called (Brit)derv See also cetane number

diesel oil

A lightweight mixture of liquid hydrocarbons that are derived from petroleum. The hydrocarbons in diesel oil contain between 13 and 25 carbon atoms. Diesel oil is used as a fuel for diesel engines.

Only at night did I get to where I could smell the salt breeze free of the stink of paint and Diesel oil.

In the Diesel oil-engine the Germans probably lead us—in steam turbines we lead them.

So much for the turbine, the engine of the big ships: now for the Diesel oil-engine which drives the submarines.

In the after part of the boat were the Diesel oil-engines with which the U-boat was propelled when on the surface.

Some one brought the tidings that seven more companies in South London were substituting Diesel oil engines for steam.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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