fuelparticles
nounUK /ˈfjuːəl ˈpɑːtɪkəlz/
US /ˈfjuːəl ˈpɑːrtɪkəlz/
Tiny bits of fuel that burn to make heat and power.
The rocket's engine burned fuel particles to push it into space.
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2. Small solid pieces of fuel, such as coal dust or wood pellets, used in furnaces.
The old furnace burned fuel particles that glowed red in the dark.
3. Microscopic droplets of liquid fuel suspended in air, as in a mist.
The spray nozzle turned the gasoline into fine fuel particles.
4. Tiny radioactive bits used in nuclear fuel, often called fuel kernels.
Scientists handled the fuel particles carefully inside the reactor.