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Fossil fuels

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002662

Oil, natural gas, and coal. Fossil fuels were made in nature from ancient plants and animals, and today we burn them to make energy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002662
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymsfossil energy resources; fossil oils
ReferencesUS Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoFuels; Mineral resources; Flue gas desulfurization; Peat; Petroleum; Coal; Natural gas; Oil shale
TranslationsSpanish: combustibles fósiles
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002662",
  "term": "Fossil fuels",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Oil, natural gas, and coal. Fossil fuels were made in nature from ancient plants and animals, and today we burn them to make energy.",
  "synonyms": [
    "fossil energy resources",
    "fossil oils"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "fuels",
    "mineral resources",
    "flue gas desulfurization",
    "peat",
    "petroleum",
    "coal",
    "natural gas",
    "oil shale"
  ],
  "references": [
    "US Environmental Protection Agency",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "combustibles fósiles"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/fossil-fuels/"
}

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