hydrocarbon fuel

collocation in English

meaningsofhydrocarbonandfuel

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hydrocarbon
noun[C]
uk
/ˌhaɪ.drəʊˈkɑː.bən/us
/ˌhaɪ.droʊˈkɑːr.bən/
a chemical combination of hydrogen and carbon, such as in oil ...
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fuel
noun
uk
/ˈfjuː.əl/us
/ˈfjuː.əl/
a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by ...
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(Definition ofhydrocarbonandfuelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I believe that that is almost too low a percentage in a world where ourhydrocarbonfuelsupplies are always at risk.
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One of the greatest costs of air transport ishydrocarbonfuel.
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I am extremely conscious of the burden placed on my constituents by anyhydrocarbonfuelduties.
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What research is being carried out into liquidhydrocarbonfuel?
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So they are reducing a consumption tax on ahydrocarbonfuelwith one hand, while increasing a consumption tax on such a fuel with the other.
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That means that the station can meet a surge in demand in a mere 10 seconds and that conventional power stations do not need to idle using valuablehydrocarbonfuel.
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Lignite can also be converted tohydrocarbonfuel, and there are other chemical processes based on that form of energy.
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Petrol being a liquid hydro- carbon fuel and coal being a solidhydrocarbonfuel, it has now technically possible to change the coal into petrol.
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When the nitrous oxide decomposes by a heated catalyst, high temperature oxygen is released and rapidly ignites thehydrocarbonfuel-blend.
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The extraction of liquidhydrocarbonfuelfrom sedimentary basins is integral to modern energy development.
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The advantage of using a biofuel is one of reducedhydrocarbonfuelconsumption and thus reduced carbon emissions.
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This represents a potentially important future source ofhydrocarbonfuel.
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Catalysts are usually used to improve the efficiency of the reaction and create the desired type ofhydrocarbonfuel.
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It could make about 100 hops on a tank of hydrocarbon fuels.
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Combustion is defined as a chemical reaction in which ahydrocarbonfuelreacts with an oxidant to form products, accompanied with the release of energy in the form of heat.
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However, photovoltaics produce electricity rather than storable, portable liquidhydrocarbonfuel, so they are largely irrelevant for powering the large existing fleet of vehicles and equipment having internal combustion engines.
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However, solutions with low freezing points, such as hydrocarbon fuels, are able to penetrate deeply into the soils in the cold arid regions, where there is no ice-cemented permafrost.
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Hydrocarbon fuels, with low freezing points, can penetrate deeply into soils and migrate along ice-cemented permafrost surfaces.
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This will reduce consumption of hydrocarbon fuels and their emissions.
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