• @ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    317 days ago

    We call diesel “Mazut” which is usually the name of a heavy dirty fuel oil, I just found out. More digging needed.

    • higgsboson
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      417 days ago

      yeah, mazut is a generic term for low grade fuel. I think here in the US it would mostly be called bunker fuel.

      • @ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        217 days ago

        To be completely fair, the diesel we get here is usually not of a grade that would make it legal in places like the US. I do wonder why a different name stuck here, I think that’s much more interesting than “benzeen” for gasoline