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co-fire

co-fire verb: to fire (different types of fuel) together.

Verb

co-fire (third-person singular simple present co-fires, present participle co-firing, simple past and past participle co-fired)

  1. To fire (different types of fuel) together.
    • Another fuel that has been co-fired with solid wastes is oil shale.1999, John G Webster, Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    • At present, co-firing offers the best opportunities for market penetration of biomass.2004, Mary D Archer, James Barber, Molecular to Global Photosynthesis

Forms of co-fire

third-person singular presentco-fires
present participleco-firing
past participleco-fired
pastco-fired

Origin of co-fire

From co- + fire.

Questions about co-fire

What does co-fire mean?
Co-fire means to fire (different types of fuel) together.
What part of speech is co-fire?
Co-fire is a verb.
What is the past tense of co-fire?
The past tense of co-fire is co-fired.

Words near co-fire in the dictionary

  1. co-feed
  2. co-feeding
  3. co-feeds
  4. co-feoffee
  5. co-feoffees
  6. co-fire
  7. co-fired
  8. co-fires
  9. co-firing
  10. co-fluampicil
  11. co-flumactone

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