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
Because of inflation and increasing costs of environmental controls, price predictions for building synfuel plants have been rising steadily.
From Time Magazine Archive
In July, Edwards was on the verge of awarding $3.5 billion in loan and price guarantees for three synfuel projects when Stockman tried to cut off the money.
From Time Magazine Archive
It would choose which projects to encourage and could buy the output of synthetic-fuels plants at guaranteed prices, lend money directly, guarantee loans to producers and build synfuel plants itself.
From Time Magazine Archive
That blast won cheers from the county officials but angered the oilmen who will have to produce most of the synfuel.
From Time Magazine Archive
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