clean-burning
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- adjective
- /ˈklinˈbɜrnɪŋ/
- Specialized
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de combustión limpia
- The R&D programs in bioenergy at TVA's Public Power Institute have moved into new areas that can enhance farming economics and provide clean-burning, domestically produced fuels.
- clean-burning fuel
It saves energy, it's clean burning, it's swell.
- It saves energy, it's clean burning, it's swell.
Examples
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The new power plant operates on clean-burning hydrogen to minimize environmental impact.
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Many cities are switching to clean-burning fuels to reduce air pollution.
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Returning the favor, this domestic clean-burning energy source can help America meet its climate and energy goals.
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Natural gas obviously brings with it a number of quality-of-life environmental benefits because it is a relatively clean-burning fuel.
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Ethanol, a clean-burning fuel, is being converted from waste biomass today.
Academic text (2001) -
Biodiesel is a clean-burning alternative fuel that can be made from materials such as vegetable oils, animal fats, and spent cooking greases.
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The new policy aims to stimulate the use of clean-burning fuel, more specifically, the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
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Even so, some say we should discard the benefits of affordable, available, clean-burning natural gas—largely credited with U.S. carbon emissions falling to their lowest point in two decades.
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Using clean-burning natural gas in vehicles can significantly lower emissions.
Synonyms
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3.9
Does not produce visible dark gas when it burns
Antonyms
How Polluting
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Etymology
Clean-burning joins clean, meaning 'free of dirt or pollution', and burning, meaning 'being burned for heat or power', so it describes a fuel or engine that burns while making little smoke or leftover ash.