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lean-burn

lean-burn adjective: of or relating to the burning of fuel with an excess of air in an internal combustion engine.

Adjective

lean-burn (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the burning of fuel with an excess of air in an internal combustion engine.

Questions about lean-burn

What does lean-burn mean?
Lean-burn means of or relating to the burning of fuel with an excess of air in an internal combustion engine.
What part of speech is lean-burn?
Lean-burn is an adjective.

Words near lean-burn in the dictionary

  1. lean towards
  2. lean'd
  3. lean, finely textured beef
  4. lean-back
  5. lean-backs
  6. lean-burn
  7. lean-to
  8. lean-tos
  9. lean-witted
  10. Leana
  11. leanback

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