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• biomass go
  plant materials and animal waste used as fuel
  
• butane go
  occurs in natural gas
  
• charcoal, wood coal go
  a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
  
• coal gas go
  gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting
  
• coke go
  carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
  
• diesel oil, diesel fuel go
  a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines
  
• fire go
  fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
  
• fossil fuel go
  fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content
  
• fuel oil, heating oil go
  a petroleum product used for fuel
  
• gasohol go
  a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn
  
• gas, gasoline, gasolene, petrol go
  a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum
  
• illuminant go
  something that can serve as a source of light
  
• kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil go
  a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
  
• methanol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit go
  a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol
  
• nuclear fuel go
  fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity
  
• propane go
  colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum
  
• red fire go
  combustible material (usually salts of lithium or strontium) that burns bright red
  
• combustible, combustible material go
  a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power
  
• water gas go
  a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with small amounts of other gases
  
• firewood go
  wood used for fuel
  
• lighter, igniter, ignitor go
  a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire