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Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng | |||||||
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fuel ethyl alcohol Explanation: Noted Chinese Rice Expert Mulls Producing Ethyl Alcohol with Rice ... Yuan suggested building a special distillery withan annual output of 300,000 tons of fuel ethyl alcohol in Changde city, central-south China's Hunan Province. ... english.people.com.cn/ 200303/12/eng20030312_113173.shtml |
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álcool etílico carburante petrol-ethyl alcohol Explanation: India's 'gasohol' shift to curb oil import bill -DAWN ...... The petrol-ethyl alcohol blend is promising, but the challenge lies in the use of diesel, which despite the ban on buses' use on them last year, accounts for ... www.dawn.com/2003/01/19/int13.htm - 16k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages I think "carburante" could be translated as "petrol" Mike :) |
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álcool etílico carburante ethylic alcohol alcohol Explanation: alcohol and carburetant are nouns, while ethylic is an adjective |
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álcool etílico carburante ethanol/ fuel alcohol Explanation: If the text refers to the fuel distilled from sugar cane which is used to run cars in Brazil then the most common translation is simply "ethanol". "Fuel alcohol" is also frequently used. Reference: http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1... Reference: http://www.unica.com.br/i_pages/alcool_alcoolcombustivel.asp |
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álcool etílico carburante ethyl alcohol fuel Explanation: 13. Charles Kettering and Thomas Midgley ... But Midgley and Kettering’s interest in ethyl alcohol fuel did not fade once tetraethyl lead was discovered as an antiknock in December, 1921. ... chemcases.com/tel/tel-13.htm Hemp for Fuel - HEMP FUEL ... with a crowbar. Ford's optimistic appraisal of cellulose and crop based ethyl alcohol fuel can be read in several ways. First, it ... www.artistictreasure.com/learnmorecleanair.html ADDITION OF OXYGENATED COMPOUND TO GASOLINE ... attempts to use alternative fuels as well as of the policy aiming at reducing fossil fuel consumption by mixing AEAF (anhydrous ethyl alcohol fuel) and other ... ecen.com/eee19/compoxie.htm |
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