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DIESEL OIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does diesel oil mean?
• DIESEL OIL (noun)
The noun DIESEL OIL has 1 sense:
1. a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines
Familiarity information: DIESEL OIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
diesel fuel; diesel oil
Hypernyms ("diesel oil" is a kind of...):
fuel (a substance that can be consumed to produce energy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "diesel oil"):
derv (diesel oil used in cars and lorries with diesel engines; from d(iesel) e(ngine) r(oad) v(ehicle))
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