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synfuel definition

☆ syn·fuel (sin′fyo̵̅o̅′əl)

noun

a fuel, usually produced by making oil or gas from coal or by making methane from plant cellulose, used as a substitute as for petroleum or natural gas

Etymology: syn(thetic) + fuel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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