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• Vegetable oil economy — is the potential of vegetable oil to replace fossil fuels in the economy and how it compares to other potential replacements. Vegetable oils are the basis of biodiesel, which can be used like conventional diesel. Some vegetable oil blends are… …   Wikipedia

• coal — [kōl] n. [ME & OE col, charcoal, live coal, akin to Ger kohle, ON kol < IE base * g(e)u lo , live coal > Ir gual] 1. a kind of dark brown to black, combustible, sedimentary rock resulting from the partial decomposition of vegetable matter… …   English World dictionary

• coal — coalless, adj. /kohl/, n. 1. a black or dark brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Cf. anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite. 2. a piece of glowing, charred, or burned wood or other… …   Universalium

• coal — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English col, from Old English; akin to Old High German & Old Norse kol burning ember, Middle Irish gúal coal Date: before 12th century 1. a piece of glowing carbon or charred wood ; ember 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• coal — [[t]koʊl[/t]] n. 1) min mir a black or dark brown mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel 2) a piece of glowing, charred, or burned wood or other combustible substance 3) charcoal 1) 4) to burn to coal or… …   From formal English to slang

• vegetable matter — noun matter produced by plants or growing in the manner of a plant • Hypernyms: ↑matter • Hyponyms: ↑peat, ↑coal …   Useful english dictionary

• Wood coal — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• char|coal — «CHAHR KOHL», noun, verb. –n. 1. the black, brittle form of carbon made by partly burning wood, bones, or the like in a place from which the air is shut out. Charcoal is used as fuel, in filters, and as a pencil for drawing. It is often specified …   Useful english dictionary

• environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …   Universalium

• List of companies listed on the Mongolian Stock Exchange — This is a sortable list of companies listed on the Mongolian Stock Exchange, including their English and Mongolian names, stock codes, and industries, as reflected on the exchange s official website. The list does not currently include… …   Wikipedia

• Protein adulteration in the People's Republic of China — refers to the adulteration and contamination of several food and feed ingredients with inexpensive melamine and other compounds such as cyanuric acid, ammeline and ammelide. These adulterants can be used to inflate the apparent protein content of …   Wikipedia