Synfuel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Synfuel is a noun meaning Any of several fuels synthesized from coal or shale etc, or fermented from grain etc.
Meaning
Any of several fuels synthesized from coal or shale etc, or fermented from grain etc.
More Meanings
- Any of several fuels created by chemical synthesis from simple feed stock inputs, of power, energy, heat, water, carbon dioxide, or simple compounds.
Example Sentences
President Jimmy Carter was proposing a major effort to increase U.S. energy independence by developing “synfuels”—liquid fuels made from coal, oil shales, and tar sands—and scientific experts had warned that this could accelerate CO₂ accumulation.
Word Forms
- synfuels
- syn-fuel
- syn fuel
- synthfuel
- synth-fuel
- synth fuel
- synthetic fuel
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include synthfuel, syngas, bioalkane, ethanol, naphtha, benzine.
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