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Diesel fuel

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000540

A fuel composed of distillates obtained in petroleum refining operation or blends of such distillates with residual oil used in motor vehicles. The boiling point and specific gravity are higher for diesel fuels than for gasoline.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000540
FieldEnergy
SubjectElectricity
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000540",
  "term": "Diesel fuel",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "A fuel composed of distillates obtained in petroleum refining operation or blends of such distillates with residual oil used in motor vehicles. The boiling point and specific gravity are higher for diesel fuels than for gasoline.",
  "subject": "Electricity",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/diesel-fuel/"
}

Record 540 of 2,515 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.