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fossil fuels

fossil fuels is the plural of fossil fuel.

Meaning of fossil fuel

Noun

fossil fuel (plural fossil fuels)

  1. Any fuel derived from hydrocarbon deposits such as coal, petroleum, natural gas and, to some extent, peat; these fuels are non-renewable, and their burning moves carbon from underground into the atmosphere via the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
    • […]but we also have the technological means and know-how to help free America from the grip of fossil fuels.1980, Paul Schrader, American Gigolo, spoken by Charles Stratton (Brian Davies)

Questions about fossil fuels

What is fossil fuels the plural of?
Fossil fuels is the plural of fossil fuel.

Words near fossil fuels in the dictionary

  1. fossil cars
  2. fossil damascus
  3. fossil fool
  4. fossil fools
  5. fossil fuel
  6. fossil fuels
  7. fossil gas
  8. fossil oil
  9. fossil record
  10. fossil records
  11. fossil resin

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