fuel
Betekenis (English)
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- Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
- Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.
- Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.
Synonyms
purvey
provide for
wood and charcoal
fire-wood
a log
combustible material
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈfjuːəl/
Etymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English fewell, from Old French fouaille, feuaille (“firewood, kindling”), from feu (“fire”), from Late Latin focus (“fire”), from Latin focus (“hearth”). Cognate with Spanish fuego (“fire”), and Portuguese fogo (“fire”). Doublet of focus.
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