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Fossil fuel

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000841

An energy source formed in the Earth's crust from decayed organic material. The common fossil fuels are petroleum, coal, and natural gas.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000841
FieldEnergy
SubjectElectricity
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000841",
  "term": "Fossil fuel",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "An energy source formed in the Earth's crust from decayed organic material. The common fossil fuels are petroleum, coal, and natural gas.",
  "subject": "Electricity",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/fossil-fuel/"
}

Record 841 of 2,515 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.