ma-dút

Một người thợ đổ ma-dút vào bình nhiên liệu của máy phát điện.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Mazut / Fuel oil: A thick, heavy residual oil used as fuel for industrial furnaces, boilers, and ship engines. It is a low-grade product from the petroleum refining process.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tàu biển thường chạy bằng ma-dút. (Ships often run on fuel oil.)
  • Nhà máy đã chuyển từ đốt than sang đốt ma-dút. (The factory switched from burning coal to burning mazut.)
  • Giá ma-dút trên thị trường thế giới đang tăng. (The price of fuel oil on the world market is rising.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "ma-dút" is a direct phonetic loanword from the French "mazout", which itself originates from Russian. It is a technical term primarily used in industrial, maritime, and energy contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Dầu nhiên liệu (n): Fuel oil. This is the more general, descriptive term in Vietnamese.

  • Dầu nhiên liệu nặng thường được gọi là ma-dút. (Heavy fuel oil is often called mazut.)

• Dầu FO (n): FO (Fuel Oil) oil. An abbreviation commonly used in industry.

  • Lò hơi này được thiết kế để đốt dầu FO. (This boiler is designed to burn FO oil.)

Synonyms

• Fuel oil: The general English equivalent.
• Heavy oil: Emphasizes its viscous, dense quality.
• Residual oil: Highlights its origin as a residue from refining.

Related Terms

• Dầu diesel (n): Diesel fuel. A lighter, more refined fuel compared to ma-dút.
• Dầu hỏa (n): Kerosene. A lighter oil used for lamps and jet fuel.
• Nhiên liệu (n): Fuel. The general category.