Petrol

Petrol

a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. A fossil fuel, it is formed when large quantities of dead organisms, usually zooplankton and algae, are buried underneath sedimentary rock and undergo intense heat and pressure.

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metropolitan area

Energy; Coal

A geographic area that is a metropolitan statistical area or a consolidated metropolitan statistical area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.

liquid metal fast breeder reactor

Energy; Coal

A nuclear breeder reactor, cooled by molten sodium, in which fission is caused by fast neutrons.

indicated resources, coal

Energy; Coal

Coal for which estimates of the rank, quality, and quantity are based partly on sample analyses and measurements and partly on reasonable geologic projections. Indicated resources are computed partly ...

metropolitan statistical area (MSA)

Energy; Coal

A county or group of contiguous counties (towns and cities in New England) that has (1) atleast one city with 50,000 or more in habitants; or (2) an urbanized area of 50,000 inhabitants and a total ...

load (electric)

Energy; Coal

An end-use device or customer that receives power from the electric system. NERC definition

indirect cost

Energy; Coal

Costs not directly related to mining or milling operations, such as overhead, insurance, security, office expenses, property taxes, and similar administrative expenses.

microcrystalline wax

Energy; Coal

Wax extracted from certain petroleum residues having a finer and less apparent crystalline structure than paraffin wax and having the following physical characteristics penetration at 77 degrees ...