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- Dictionaryfossil fuel/ˌfɒsl ˈfjuːəl/
noun
- 1. a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
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- Fossil fuel
Combustible fuel containing hydrocarbons formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms, examples being coal, petroleum and natural gas
A fossil fuel is a carbon compound- or hydrocarbon-containing material formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the buried remains of prehistoric organisms, a process that occurs within geological formations. Reservoirs of such compound mixtures, such as coal, petroleum and natural gas, can be extracted and burnt as a fuel for human consumption to provide energy for direct use (such as for cooki... Wikipedia
