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fossil fuel

combustible fuel containing hydrocarbons formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms, examples being coal, petroleum and natural gas
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fossil fuel

Summary

fossil fuel is a type of natural resource[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • fossil fuel's instance of is recorded as type of natural resource[3].
  • fossil fuel is made of organic matter[4].
  • fossil fuel is a type of fuel[5].
  • fossil fuel is a type of energy source[6].
  • fossil fuel is a type of non-renewable resource[7].
  • fossil fuel is a type of mineral resource[8].
  • fossil fuel is used for nonrenewable energy[9].
  • fossil fuel's Commons category is recorded as Fossil fuels[10].
  • fossil fuel is the opposite of environmental fuel[11].
  • fossil fuel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fossil fuels[12].
  • fossil fuel's described by source is recorded as Mala hirnycha encyclopædia[13].
  • fossil fuel's replaced by is recorded as sustainable energy[14].
  • fossil fuel's replaced by is recorded as renewable energy[15].
  • fossil fuel's hashtag is recorded as fossilfuels[16].
  • fossil fuel's studied by is recorded as economic geology[17].
  • fossil fuel's union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[18].
  • fossil fuel's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[19].
  • fossil fuel's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20].
  • fossil fuel's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[21].

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Definition and Type

fossil fuel's instance of is recorded as type of natural resource[3]. Recorded subclass of include fuel[5], energy source[6], non-renewable resource[7], and mineral resource[8]. It is the opposite of environmental fuel[11].

Use and Application

fossil fuel is used for nonrenewable energy[9].

Why It Matters

fossil fuel has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

economic geology sustainable energy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . twitter.com. Retrieved . twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → fossil-fuels
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: fossil-fuels, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289931145|fossil fuels (#289931145)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  2. 17d ago · Charp238 · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Namuwiki id → 화석연료
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8885]]: 화석연료"
  3. 26d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0266828-fosilni-paliva
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0266828-fosilni-paliva, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259492|batch #259492]]"
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