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Fossil Fuel

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Noun

1. fossil fuel

fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content

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Fossil Fuel

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noun
any naturally occurring carbon or hydrocarbon fuel, such as coal, petroleum, peat, and natural gas, formed by the decomposition of prehistoric organisms

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Fossil Fuel

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an organic substance, as coal, petroleum, etc., found underground in deposits formed in a previous geologic period and used as a source of energy

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Fossil Fuel

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n.
A hydrocarbon-based fuel, such as petroleum, coal, or natural gas, derived from living matter of a previous geologic time.

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