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FUEL OIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A petroleum product used for fuel
Synonyms:
fuel oil; heating oil
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fuel oil" is a kind of...):
fuel (a substance that can be consumed to produce energy)
oil (a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fuel oil"):
gas oil (an oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and viscosity)