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Lighter fluid — may refer to:* Butane, a highly flammable, colorless, easily liquefied gas used in cigarette lighters * Naphtha, a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used in wick type lighters * Charcoal lighter fluid, an aliphatic petroleum solvent… … Wikipedia
lighter fluid — a combustible fluid used in cigarette, cigar, and pipe lighters. [1950 55] * * * … Universalium
lighter fluid — a combustible fluid used in cigarette, cigar, and pipe lighters. [1950 55] … Useful english dictionary
Charcoal lighter fluid — For other uses, see Charcoal (disambiguation). Charcoal lighter fluid is a volatile mixture of petroleum distillates, like butane, sold to accelerate the ignition of charcoal in a barbecue grill. It can be used both with lump charcoal and… … Wikipedia
Fluid bearing — Fluid bearings are bearings which solely support the bearing s loads on a thin layer of liquid or gas.They can be broadly classified as fluid dynamic bearings, hydrostatic or gas bearings. They are frequently used in high load, high speed or high … Wikipedia
Lighter — For other uses, see Lighter (disambiguation). A generic, disposable lighter … Wikipedia
fluid — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excess ▪ amniotic, bodily, body, intravenous ▪ brake, cleaning, correction … Collocations dictionary
fluid catalytic cracking — abbr. FCC A process for converting high boiling gas oils to lighter liquids, primarily gasoline range naphtha and diesel range gas oils. The most widely practiced refinery conversion process. A schematic flow diagram of a Fluid Catalytic Cracking … Petroleum refining glossary
Fluid catalytic cracking — The refining process of breaking down the larger, heavier, and more complex hydrocarbon molecules into simpler and lighter molecules. Catalytic cracking is accomplished by the use of a catalytic agent and is an effective process for increasing… … Energy terms
Fluid coking — A thermal cracking process utilizing the fluidized solids technique to remove carbon (coke) for continuous conversion of heavy, low grade oils into lighter products. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
