fossil fuel

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === fossil fuel (plural fossil fuels) Any fuel derived from hydrocarbon deposits such as coal, petroleum, natural gas and, to some extent, peat; these fuels are non-renewable, and their burning moves carbon from underground into the atmosphere via the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. Coordinate term: renewable ==== Coordinate terms ==== biofuel (likewise from biologic origins, but recent and renewable) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === fossil fuel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia