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FOSSIL ENERGY [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
DEF

Energy derived from crude oil, natural gas, and coal; also shale oil and oil recovered from tar sands. ... energy derived from sedimentary beds containing the fossilized remains of marine plants and animals ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
DEF

Énergie que l'on peut tirer de matériaux combustibles formés dans les roches par la transformation de végétaux fossiles.

CONT

L'énergie thermonucléaire est abondamment répandue dans l'Univers; elle est en particulier à l'origine de l'énergie solaire, qui a permis [...] la constitution des stocks importants d'énergie fossile (charbon, gaz, pétrole) [...]

Spanish

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