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diesel oil

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diesel oil, fuel
a fuel obtained from petroleum distillation that is used in diesel engines. It has a relatively low ignition temperature (540?C) and is ignited by the heat of compression

diesel oil [′dē·zəl ‚ȯil]
(materials)
Heavy oil residue used as fuel for certain types of diesel engines.


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2 cubic meter per hour for diesel oil, which is lighter, notes Arturo A.
He goes on to state, "Using diesel oil to grow corn to make ethanol--that's all political, and inefficient, and wasteful.
Takashima city, active in the use of recycled products of biodisel, making soaps and with buses running on diesel oil, hopes to become a fuel self-sufficient city.
 
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