单词 | white fuel |
释义 | > as lemmaswhite fuel white fuel n. (a) hydroelectric power, or the flowing water giving rise to this (cf. white coal n. 3) (now rare); (b) unleaded petrol. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [noun] > liquid naphthec1384 naphtha1543 paraffin1851 kerosene1854 octylene1857 shale-oil1857 coal oil1859 gasoline1863 octane1867 octene1868 octyne1877 gas1878 liquid fuel1889 petrol1895 mazut1897 white fuel1901 diesel oil1905 autogas1908 juice1909 sauce1918 power kerosene1919 petroil1921 ethyl1923 lox1923 kero1930 isooctane1932 high-octane1933 hi-octane1933 Calor1936 pool petrol1939 super1939 pool1940 derv1948 platformate1949 mixture1952 diesel1953 Mapp gas1962 gasohol1971 super unleaded1975 synoil1976 synjet1979 biodiesel1986 Orimulsion1987 the world > matter > physics > energy or power of doing work > [noun] > source of energy or power > renewable > water as white coal1885 white fuel1901 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > [noun] > generated by water white coal1885 white fuel1901 hydroelectricity1904 hydro1916 hydropower1933 tidal2002 1901 Sci. Amer. Suppl. 2 Feb. 20989/2 The great amount of natural power at the disposal of the American manufacturers—the ‘white fuel’, as the great water falls are called—has..encouraged the invention and employment of the most ingenious machinery. 1928 Daily Tel. 27 Mar. 10/7 Italy has..greater advantages for the development of ‘white fuel’, for Egypt has but one single river. 1958 New Scientist 6 Feb. 19 When the catalyst is used with ‘white’ or unleaded fuel (as on motorised trucks for indoor use in factories) this difficulty does not arise. 2007 Derby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 20 Oct. 4 The fuel is intended for off-road use—but some motorists use it instead of ‘white fuel’ because tax rebates make it cheaper. < as lemmas |
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