synfuel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of synfuel
An Americanism dating back to 1970–75; syn(thetic) + fuel
Example Sentences
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Dating to the 1980s, Arthur J. Gallagher has sought out opportunities, for example, in subsidized low-income housing and the so-called synfuel tax credit, designed to promote domestically-produced synthetic fuels that can reduce U.S. import dependence.
From Reuters • Dec. 4, 2018
Goal: 2.5 million bbl. of synfuel a day by 1990.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some economists question the wisdom of spending $30 to $40 per bbl. for synfuel products when conventional oil can still be bought for less.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bureau of Mines briefly experimented with processing synfuel at a plant in the early 1950s using techniques brought back from Europe by U.S. scientists.
From Time Magazine Archive
Conversely, the second most expensive item in the program, next only to synfuel production, would neither expand output nor save on imports, but is thought to be socially necessary.
From Time Magazine Archive
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