(n.) Any matter used to produce heat by burning; that which feeds fire; combustible matter used for fires, as wood, coal, peat, etc.
(n.) Anything that serves to feed or increase passion or excitement.
(v. t.) To feed with fuel.
(v. t.) To store or furnish with fuel or firing.
Example Sentences:
(1) But when he speaks, the crowds who have come together to make a stand against government corruption and soaring fuel prices cheer wildly.
(2) First, it has diverted grain away from food for fuel, with over a third of US corn now used to produce ethanol and about half of vegetable oils in the EU going towards the production of biodiesel.
(3) The way we are going to pay for that is by making the rules the same for people who go into care homes as for people who get care at their home, and by means-testing the winter fuel payment, which currently isn’t.” Hunt said the plan showed the Conservatives were capable of making difficult choices.
(4) Although the relative contributions of different fuels varies greatly in different organisms, in none is there a simple reliance on stored ATP.
(5) It did the job of triggering growth, but it also fueled real-estate speculation, similar to what was going on in the mid-2000s here.” Slowing economic growth may be another concern.
(6) Photograph: AP Reasons for wavering • State relies on coal-fired electricity • Poor prospects for wind power • Conservative Democrat • Represents conservative district in conservative state and was elected on narrow margins Campaign support from fossil fuel interests in 2008 • $93,743 G K Butterfield (North Carolina) GK Butterfield, North Carolina.
(7) Biomass and crops for animals are as damaging as [burning] fossil fuels.” The recommendation follows advice last year that a vegetarian diet was better for the planet from Lord Nicholas Stern , former adviser to the Labour government on the economics of climate change.
(8) Critics of wind power peddle the same old myths about investment in new energy sources adding to families' fuel bills , preferring to pick a fight with people concerned about the environment, than stand up to vested interests in the energy industry, for the hard-pressed families and pensioners being ripped off by the energy giants.
(9) The figures, published in the company’s annual report , triggered immediate anger from fuel poverty campaigners who noted that energy suppliers had just been rapped over the knuckles by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for overcharging .
(10) This is triggered not so much by climate change but the cause of global warming itself: the burning of fossil fuels both inside and outside the home, says Farrar.
(11) Pensioners, like those in receipt of long-term social welfare payments or those who can prove they cannot provide their heating needs during winter, are entitled to a means-tested weekly winter fuel allowance of €20 (£ 14.54) per household.
(12) Humans who lack availability of carbohydrate fuels may provide important models for the study of physiological control mechanisms.
(13) As judged by the evolution of 14CO2, rates of oxidation of individual fuels by tissues of the conceptus appeared to be conditioned by ambient fuel concentrations rather than the dietary status of the mother.
(14) This dependence reflects the need of glucose as a fuel.
(15) Called arctic packs, the insulating material consists of crude oil or diesel fuel.
(16) It combined regular interviews with a study of the impact on each household of benefit changes, pension reforms, social care cuts and fuel price increases.
(17) Without action today, the winter fuel payment would have decreased in value this coming winter.
(18) Two years later, the Guardian could point to reforms that owed much to what Ashley called his "bloody-mindedness" in five areas: non-disclosure of victims' names in rape cases; the rights of battered wives; the ending of fuel disconnections for elderly people; a royal commission on the legal profession; and civil liability for damages such as those due to thalidomide victims.
(19) These data suggest that fasting mobilizes maternal fuel stores but that these stores are not effectively used by the placenta or transported to the fetus for storage.
(20) Because the fossil fuel industry faces a closing pincers.
Octane
Definition:
(n.) Any one of a group of metametric hydrocarcons (C8H18) of the methane series. The most important is a colorless, volatile, inflammable liquid, found in petroleum, and a constituent of benzene or ligroin.
Example Sentences:
(1) Alton Towers has a long record of safe operation and as we reopen, we are committed to ensuring that the public can again visit us with confidence.” A spokesman for the park said that said that X-Sector, the high-octane section of that park where the Smiler is based, would remain closed until further notice.
(2) Relative to the rate of formation of the 3-oxo intermediate trapped with N-acetylcysteine, epoxidation of octene and subsequent hydrolysis to octane-1,2-diol was over 40 times more rapid.
(3) The synthesis of two N-substituted 5,6-benzo-2-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane analogs of benzomorphan-type analgesics via benzyne addition to appropriate N-substituted N-alkyl-2-pyridones is described.
(4) A series of 3,8-diazabicyclo (3.2.1) octanes (DBO) (1) substituted at the nitrogen atoms by acyl and aralkenyl groups, were tested in in vitro binding assays towards mu and delta opioid receptors.
(5) Not only do component b0,+ and system B0,+ and system B0,+ fail to discriminate strongly between basic and zwitterionic substrates, but their relative reactivity with bicyclic amino acids, such as 3-amino-endo-bicyclo[3.2.1]octane-3-carboxylic acid, is the reverse of transport processes in other cell types where these amino acids react strongly with Na+-independent, but not Na+-dependent, systems.
(6) The linoleic acid distribution between the micelles and octane was detected by the sedimentation method, with the concentration of linoleic acid in supernatant after settling of micelles (i.e.
(7) A preliminary biologic activity study has also been conducted, and demonstrated that the 5-(2,5-dimethyl)phenyl-6-oxa-1-azabicyclo[3,3,0]octane possesses antiinflammatory activity.
(8) ITF’s silence over Maria Sharapova’s confession does nothing for integrity Read more Relentless, high-octane, year-round sports place ludicrous demands on star athletes.
(9) Ryse offers high-octane spectacle – the quick-time kill moves are particularly delicious – but in terms of its gameplay, it's a little hit and miss.
(10) Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) mounting medium containing paraphenylenediamine (PPD), n-propyl gallate (NPG), or 1,4-diazobicyclo(2,2,2)-octane (DABCO) was compared with PVA alone or buffered glycerol with regard to capacity for preservation of immunofluorescence preparations.
(11) Stereoselective esterification of octan-2-ol was observed for all three lipases with Chromobacterium viscosum (CV) lipase yielding product with an enantiomeric excess of 92%.
(12) Using Octane+ P. putida as the donor, the transfer of most chromosomal markers was shown to be independent of OCT transfer, whereas the mobilization of the octanoate catabolism genes (octanoic and acetate) was dependent on OCT plasmid transfer.
(13) In the presence of 2-N-methyl-amino-1,4-naphthoquinone in octane, acting as electron acceptor, the negative charges were transferred from water to octane following the oxidation of NADH, succinate and ascorbate.
(14) Humphrey said that BT's coverage would have a different feel from Sky's high-octane approach, and would aim to be more inclusive and family-friendly.
(15) Adherence of Aa cells to octane varied from 60-90%, depending on the medium in which they were grown, age of the culture and the buffer in which the assay was carried out.
(16) A new (-)-4-oxo-2,6-bis-(3',4'-methylenedioxy phenyl)-3, 7-dioxabicyclo[3, 3, 0] octane lignan, genkdaphin was isolated from the leaves of Daphne genkwa Sieb.
(17) CP-96,345 [(2S, 3S) cis-2-(diphenylmethyl)-N-((2-methoxyphenyl)-methyl)-1- azabicyclo[2.2.2]octan-3-amine] belongs to a new class of nonpeptide antagonists of the substance P (SP) receptor.
(18) Six muscarinic ligands which have a 3-amino- or 3-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl groups attached to the 8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-ene or 8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane head group show binding constants between 2.04 x 10(-6) and 1.79 x 10(-5) M in rat heart, rat brain, and m1- or m3-transfected CHO cell membrane preparations.
(19) A quencher of singlet oxygen, 1,4-diazobicyclo-[2,2,2]octane was also inactive.
(20) Since octanal is an intermediate in the oxidation of octanol to octanoic acid, the ability of semicarbazide to inhibit the metabolism of octanol to octanoic acid was examined.