fuel /fūˈəl/

1. Material for burning as a source of heat or power
2. Something that maintains or intensifies emotion, etc (figurative)
3. Food, as maintaining bodily processes
4. Fissile material for a nuclear reactor

1. To provide with fuel
2. To incite, encourage or stimulate (esp anger, hate, violence, etc)

To take or get fuel

fūˈeller noun

fuel assembly noun

A group of nuclear fuel elements forming a single unit for purposes of charging or discharging a reactor

fuel cell noun

A cell generating electricity for an external circuit as part of a chemical reaction between an electrolyte and a combustible gas or vapour supplied from outside the cell (the reaction taking place at more or less ordinary temperatures)

fuelˈ-injected adjective

Having fuel injection, a system of operating an internal-combustion engine in which vaporized liquid fuel is introduced under pressure directly into the combustion chamber, so dispensing with a carburettor

fuelling machine see charge(-discharge) machine under charge

fuel oil noun

Heavy oil distillates used as fuel

fuel reprocessing noun

The processing of nuclear fuel after use to remove fission products, etc and to recover fissile and fertile materials for further use (also reprocessing)

fuel rod noun

A unit of nuclear fuel in rod form for use in a reactor

add fuel to the fire or fires

To make an angry person angrier, a heated discussion more heated, etc

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