Petrol

Petrol

a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. A fossil fuel, it is formed when large quantities of dead organisms, usually zooplankton and algae, are buried underneath sedimentary rock and undergo intense heat and pressure.

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Breeder reactor

Energy; Coal

A reactor that both produces and consumes fissionable fuel, especially one that creates more fuel than it consumes. The new fissionable material is created by a process known as breeding, in which ...

As received coal

Energy; Coal

Coal in the condition as received by the user.

Breeze

Energy; Coal

The fine screenings from crushed coke. Usually breeze will pass through a 1/2-inch or 3/4-inch screen opening. It is most often used as a fuel source in the process of agglomerating iron ore.

As-received condition or as-received basis (coal)

Energy; Coal

Coal in the condition as received by the consumer or the laboratory analysing the coal.

Assistance for weatherization of residence

Energy; Coal

The household received services free, or at a reduced cost, from the Federal, State, or local Government. Any of the following services could have been received: * Insulation in the attic, outside ...

Bulk sales

Energy; Coal

Wholesale sales of gasoline in individual transactions which exceed the size of a truckload.

Associated-dissolved natural gas

Energy; Coal

Natural gas that occurs in crude oil reservoirs either as free gas (associated) or as gas in solution with crude oil (dissolved gas). Also see Natural gas.