flex fuel
n.— «Minnesotans are using more than 100,000 vehicles capable of running on 85 percent ethanol. Many gas stations offer that blend for the “flex fuel” cars, as they are called.» —“Ethanol development needs better support” Minnesota Daily Apr. 28, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
What if, instead of being an inanimate object, a dictionary were alive? That’s the idea behind a lavishly illustrated new children’s book called The Dictionary Story (Bookshop|Amazon) by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston. This is part of a...
There was a time when William Shakespeare was just another little seven-year-old in school. Classes in his day were demanding — and all in Latin. A new book argues that this rigorous curriculum actually nurtured the creativity that later flourished...