Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
antiknock | an additive in petrol, used to prevent knock. |
astatki | (Russian) the residue of petroleum distillation, used as fuel. |
avgas | any kind of aviation gasoline. |
benzol | crude benzene, used as a motor-spirit. |
benzole | crude benzene, used as a motor-spirit. |
biodiesel | a biofuel for use in diesel engines. |
bioethanol | ethanol produced from fermented plant material, used as a petrol additive or substitute. |
biofuel | a fuel (as wood or ethanol) composed of or produced from biological raw materials. |
biofueled | running on biofuels. |
biofuelled | running on biofuel. |
bipropellant | a rocket propellant consisting of fuel and oxidizer stored separately until ignition. |
boghead | as in boghead coal, a variety of coal from which paraffin oil can be derived, aka torbanite. |
borane | any boron hydride, efficient as a high-energy fuel. |
butane | a hydrocarbon of an alkane series, widely used as a fuel. |
coke | a form of fuel obtained by the heating of coal in confined space; (verb) to make into, or to become like, coke. |
coky | resembling coke. |
cymogene | petroleum gas. |
defuel | to remove fuel from. |
derv | diesel engine fuel. |
dipropellant | a rocket propellant consisting of two substances, usually a fuel and an oxidizer. |
eilding | (Scots) fuel. |
eldin | (Scots) fuel. |
elding | (Scots) fuel. |
fuel | material for burning as a source of heat or power; (verb) to supply with fuel. |
gasahol | a mixture of 8 or 9 parts petrol and 1 or 2 parts alcohol, used as a fuel. |
gasohol | a mixture of 8 or 9 parts petrol and 1 or 2 parts alcohol, used as a fuel. |
gasolene | orig. a petroleum distillate used for heating and lighting; now usually petrol. |
gasoline | orig., a petroleum distillate used for heating and lighting; now usually petrol. |
gasolinic | of or like gasoline. |
hydyne | an American rocket-launching fuel. |
hypergol | a rocket fuel. |
hypergolic | igniting on contact, applied eg to rocket fuel which ignites spontaneously on contact with an oxidizing agent. |
hypergolically | (Adv.) HYPERGOLIC, igniting on contact. |
isooctane | a fuel of the same octane rating. |
kerosene | a fuel oil, aka paraffin. |
kerosine | a fuel oil, aka paraffin. |
lox | liquid oxygen; (verb) to supply with liquid oxygen. |
loxygen | liquid oxygen. |
mazout | (Russian) petroleum residue after distillation. |
mazut | (Russian) petroleum residue after distillation. |
monofuel | a type of rocket propellant. |
monopropellant | a rocket propellant containing both the fuel and the oxidizer in a single substance. |
nonfuel | a type of energy not used for generating heat, power, or electricity > NONFUELS. |
nonleaded | not leaded. |
oilfired | using oil as a fuel. |
oilgas | a gaseous mixture of hydrocarbons used as a fuel. |
paraffiny | of or like paraffin. |
petrol | a mixture of light volatile hydrocarbons obtained by the fractional distillation or cracking of petroleum, used as a fuel in motorcars etc; (verb) to supply with petrol. |
posigrade | having or producing positive thrust. |
recoal | to take on coal again. |
refuel | to fuel again. |
refuelable | capable of being refuelled. |
resid | a type of fuel oil. |
synfuel | any type of fuel synthesised from a fossil fuel. |
tetramethyllead | a volatile poisonous liquid used esp formerly as an antiknock agent. |
triptane | trimethyl butane, a powerful aviation fuel. |
unfuelled | not fuelled. |
yealdon | (Scott) fuel. |