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AUTOMOTIVE DIESEL [1 record]

Record 1 2005-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Black Products (Petroleum)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
CONT

Cracking Stock. Oil with a boiling point of approximately 650-950°F; distillate obtained by vacuum distillation too heavy to be included in distillate fuels such as automotive diesel and heating oil ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits noirs (Pétrole)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
OBS

On écrirait mieux «diésel».

OBS

diésel : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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