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9763079599Hydrogen fuel cellA device that produces electricity by combining a fuel, usually hydrogen, with oxygen0
9763079600Light-Water nuclear reactorA thermal-neutron reactor that uses normal water, as opposed to heavy water, as both its coolant and neutron moderator1
9763079601LigniteSoft brownish coal showing traces of plant structure, intermediate between bituminous coal and peat.2
9763079602Liquified natural gas (LNG)A composition of methane and some mixture of ethane used to convert natural gas to liquid form for ease and safety of storage transport.3
9763079603MineralA solid Inorganic substance of natural occurrence.4
9763079604Moderatorthe media in which the nuclear fission reaction in a nuclear reactor takes place (water or graphite). Slows down neutrons.5
9763079605Mountaintop removalAny method of surface coal mining that destroys a mountaintop or ridgeline.6
9763079606Multi-paned windowsA window that is divided into sections known as panes7
9763079607Natural gasflammable gas, consisting largely of methane and other hydrocarbons, occurring naturally underground (often in association with petroleum) and used as fuel.8
9763079608Nuclear fusiona nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus with the release of energy.9
9763079609Oil refineryan industrial process plant where crude oil is transformed and refined into more useful products such as petroleum naphtha, gasoline, and diesel fuel.10
9763079610leachatewater that has percolated through a solid and leached out some of the constituents.11

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