Petroleum refining glossary. 2013.
distillate fuel oils — A general classification for one of the overhead fractions produced from crude oil in conventional distillation operations. The so called light heating oils, diesel fuels, and gas oils come from this fraction … Petroleum refining glossary
burner fuel oils — Trade term for distillate and residual oils sold for heating homes and buildings … Petroleum refining glossary
Fuel oil — An oil tanker taking on bunker fuel. Fuel oil is a fraction obtained from petroleum distillation, either as a distillate or a residue. Broadly speaking, fuel oil is any liquid petroleum product that is burned in a furnace or boiler for the… … Wikipedia
fuel oil — an oil used for fuel, esp. one used as a substitute for coal, as crude petroleum. * * * ▪ petroleum product also called furnace oil fuel consisting mainly of residues from crude oil distillation. It is used primarily for steam boilers in… … Universalium
OILS — (Heb. יִצְהָר ;שֶׁמֶן, new oil ; תַּמְרוּק, מֶרְקָחָה, ointment ), unctuous, inflammable substances, usually liquid, obtained from animal, vegetable, or mineral matter. In Job 29:6 and Deuteronomy 32:13, the references to oil flowing from rocks… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Fuel economy in automobiles — Fuel consumption monitor from a 2006 Honda Airwave … Wikipedia
fuel — [ fjul ] n. m. • 1944; fuel oil 1921; mot angl. « huile combustible » ♦ Anglic. Mazout. ⇒ fioul. ● fuel ou fuel oil nom masculin (anglais fuel, combustible, et oil, huile) Combustible liquide, brun foncé ou noir, plus ou moins visqueux, provenant … Encyclopédie Universelle
fuel-oil — ● fuel ou fuel oil nom masculin (anglais fuel, combustible, et oil, huile) Combustible liquide, brun foncé ou noir, plus ou moins visqueux, provenant du pétrole. (; on écrit aussi fioul.) ● fuel ou fuel oil (difficultés) nom masculin (anglais… … Encyclopédie Universelle
fuel oil — ⇒FUEL, FUEL( )OIL, (FUEL OIL, FUEL OIL) subst. masc. ,,Résidu de la distillation du pétrole, employé seul ou en mélange avec d autres huiles pour le chauffage domestique et la chauffe des foyers (Comité d étude des Termes techniques français… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Fuel tax — Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy … Wikipedia
