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mazut

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A grade of heavy fuel oil used in industry and also sometimes used in lieu of home heating oil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, natural-sciences, petrochemistry, petrology, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fuel oil, oil, fuel

History

Etymology

From Russian мазу́т (mazút).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مازوت — low-quality fuel oil
  • Armenian: մազութ (mazutʻ) — low-quality fuel oil
  • Dutch: mazout — low-quality fuel oil
  • Dutch: stookolie — low-quality fuel oil
  • Finnish: masuutti — low-quality fuel oil
  • Kalmyk: салм (salm) — low-quality fuel oil
  • Persian: مازوت (mâzut) — low-quality fuel oil
  • Persian: نفت کوره (naft-e kure) — low-quality fuel oil
  • Polish: ciężki olej opałowy — low-quality fuel oil
  • Polish: mazut — low-quality fuel oil
  • Russian: мазу́т (mazút) — low-quality fuel oil