fuel
any material that stores energy that can later be extracted, in presence of a oxidizer or a catalyser, or under the effect of a tool, but which is not conserved after the reaction
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Summary
fuel ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,849 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: chemical substance[2], energetic material[3]
- Has use: energy storage[4], energy source[5]
- Commons category: Fuels[6]
- Topic's main category: Q9610151[7]
- Commons gallery: Fuel[8]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13]
- Contributing factor of: conflagration[14]
- Has characteristic: combustion[15]
- Manifestation of: combustibility[16]
- Different from: comburent[17], catalyst[18]
- Has part(s) of the class: reducing agent[19]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Climate change[20]
- P10203: 2103[21]
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Influence
Things named for fuel include Hexamine fuel tablet[22], a trademark[23], founded in 1936[24] and ANCAP[25], a state-owned enterprise[26], in Uruguay[27], founded in 1931[28].
Why It Matters
fuel has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] fuel is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
Entities named for fuel include Hexamine fuel tablet[22], a trademark[23], founded in 1936[24] and ANCAP[25], a state-owned enterprise[26], in Uruguay[27], founded in 1931[28].