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Mazut and Diesel Definitions

Mazut

(petrochemistry) A heavy, low-quality fuel oil, used in generating plants and similar applications, or broken down to produce diesel.

Diesel

A diesel engine.

Diesel

A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.

Diesel

Any of various fuels used to power diesel engines, especially one derived from petroleum.

Diesel

To continue running after the ignition has been turned off, as when an open throttle supplies fuel to an engine that is still sufficiently hot to ignite it.
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Diesel

To drive a diesel-powered vehicle
We dieseled through the countryside.

Diesel

To refuel a diesel-powered vehicle. Often used with up.

Diesel

A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.

Diesel

(countable) A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.

Diesel

A rider who has an even energy output, without bursts of speed.
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Diesel

Snakebite and black (a drink).

Diesel

(slang) A particular cannabis hybrid.

Diesel

To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression.

Diesel

(automotive) For a spark-ignition internal combustion engine to continue running after the electrical current to the spark plugs has been turned off. This occurs when there's enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air and fuel mixture without a spark, the same way that heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.

Diesel

A type of internal-combustion engine in which the air drawn in by the suction stroke is so highly compressed that the heat generated ignites the fuel (usually a heavy oil), the fuel being automatically sprayed into the cylinder under pressure. The Diesel engine has a very high thermal efficiency.

Diesel

German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)

Diesel

An internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil

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