alcohol fuel

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alcohol fuel

[′al·kə‚hȯl ‚fyül]
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A motor fuel of gasoline blended with 5-25% of anhydrous ethyl alcohol; used particularly in Europe.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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