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dieresis | diervilla | diervilla lonicera | diervilla sessilifolia | dies irae | diesel | diesel engine | diesel fuel | diesel locomotive | diesel motor | diesel oil

diesel

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die=sel

OXFORD DICTIONARY

diesel, n.
1 (in full diesel engine) an internal-combustion engine in which the heat produced by the compression of air in the cylinder ignites the fuel.
2 a vehicle driven by a diesel engine.
3 fuel for a diesel engine.

Idiom
diesel-electric n. a vehicle driven by the electric current produced by a diesel-engined generator.
--adj. of or powered by this means. diesel oil a heavy petroleum fraction used as fuel in diesel engines.
Derivative
dieselize v.tr. (also -ise).
Etymology
R. Diesel, Ger. engineer d. 1913

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