plant materials and animal waste used as fuel
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Nonrenewable
that can not be renewed; "books on that shelf are unrenewable"; "gas and oil are nonrenewable resources"
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a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Resources and energy.a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Resources and energy.the act of decreasing something markedly
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Resources and energy.skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort; "she did the work with great efficiency"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Resources and energy.a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Resources and energy.a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Resources and energy.the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Resources and energy.fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Resources and energy.provide with a combustible substance that provides energy; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Resources and energy.a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Resources and energy.of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Resources and energy.energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Resources and energy.of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Resources and energy.a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Resources and energy.a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Resources and energy.a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Resources and energy.in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science…
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Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: renewed, books, shelf, unrenewable, resources.sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: renewed, books, shelf, unrenewable, resources.An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shoal, shelf, or shallow; as, the banks of Newfoundland.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: renewed, books, shelf, unrenewable, resources.A narrow window seat; a raised shelf at the back or the top of a buffet or dresser.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: renewed, books, shelf, unrenewable, resources.A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: renewed, books, shelf, unrenewable, resources.A place in a ship to sleep in; a long box or shelf on the side of a cabin or stateroom, or of a railway car, for sleeping in.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: renewed, books, shelf, unrenewable, resources.Versed in books; having knowledge derived from books.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: renewed, books, shelf, unrenewable, resources.Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: renewed, books, shelf, unrenewable, resources.One who writes and publishes books; especially, one who gathers his materials from other books; a compiler.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: renewed, books, shelf, unrenewable, resources.A shelf to hold books.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: renewed, books, shelf, unrenewable, resources.The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of moral and religious duty, giv…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: renewed, books, shelf, unrenewable, resources.A board or shelf for cups and dishes.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: renewed, books, shelf, unrenewable, resources.a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: renewed, books, shelf, unrenewable, resources.
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