"patent fuel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: patent fuels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} patent fuel (countable and uncountable, plural patent fuels)
  1. Fuel, usually in the form of briquettes, made from fine, crushed coal with the addition of a binding agent. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-patent_fuel-en-noun-YorbJhKg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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