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diesel exhaust fluid

diesel exhaust fluid noun: a liquid used to reduce controlled emissions from the exhaust of diesel engines.

Noun

diesel exhaust fluid (countable and uncountable, plural diesel exhaust fluids)

  1. A liquid used to reduce controlled emissions from the exhaust of diesel engines.

Forms of diesel exhaust fluid

pluraldiesel exhaust fluids

Origin of diesel exhaust fluid

From diesel exhaust + fluid. From being a liquid, which is a class of fluid, used for the treatment of the exhaust from diesel internal combustion engines.

Words formed from diesel exhaust fluid

Questions about diesel exhaust fluid

What does diesel exhaust fluid mean?
Diesel exhaust fluid means a liquid used to reduce controlled emissions from the exhaust of diesel engines.
What part of speech is diesel exhaust fluid?
Diesel exhaust fluid is a noun.
What is the plural of diesel exhaust fluid?
The plural of diesel exhaust fluid is diesel exhaust fluids.

Words near diesel exhaust fluid in the dictionary

  1. diesel dyke
  2. diesel dykes
  3. diesel engine
  4. diesel engines
  5. diesel exhaust
  6. diesel exhaust fluid
  7. diesel exhaust fluids
  8. diesel fuel
  9. diesel fuels
  10. diesel generator
  11. diesel generators

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