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noun
1.
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
2.
something that gives nourishment; food.
3.
an energy source for engines, power plants, or reactors: Kerosene is used as jet engine fuel.
4.
something that sustains or encourages; stimulant: Our discussion provided him with fuel for debate.
verb (used with object)
5.
to supply with fuel.
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Fuels
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verb (used without object)
6.
to obtain or replenish fuel.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English fuel(le), feuel < Old French feuaile < Vulgar Latin *focālia, neuter plural of *focālis of the hearth, fuel. See focus, -al1
1300–50; Middle English fuel(le), feuel < Old French feuaile < Vulgar Latin *focālia, neuter plural of *focālis of the hearth, fuel. See focus, -al1
Related forms
fu·el·er, fu·el·ler, noun
de·fu·el, verb (used with object), -eled, -el·ing or (especially British) -elled, -el·ling.
non·fu·el, adjective
un·fu·eled, adjective
un·fu·elled, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
4. ammunition, sustenance, impetus, stimulus.
4. ammunition, sustenance, impetus, stimulus.
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Word Origin & History
fuel
c.1300, from O.Fr. feuaile "bundle of firewood," from M.L. legal term *focalia "right to demand material for making fire," neut. pl. of L. focus "hearth." As a verb from 1590s. Related: Fueled; fueling.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
fuel  (fy 'əl) Pronunciation Key
A substance that produces useful energy when it undergoes a chemical or nuclear reaction. Fuel such as coal, wood, oil, or gas provides energy when burned. Compounds in the body such as glucose are broken down into simpler compounds to provide energy for metabolic processes. Some radioactive substances, such as plutonium and tritium, provide energy by undergoing nuclear fission or fusion. |
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