biodiesel

noun

bio·​die·​sel ˌbī-(ˌ)ō-ˈdē-zəl How to pronounce biodiesel (audio)
-səl
: a fuel that is similar to diesel fuel and is derived from usually vegetable sources (such as soybean oil)

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Some of the soybeans are processed into oil for biodiesel but most end up as hog feed. — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025 With creative recycling programs, glass waste is repurposed to create pavement for the Community Bike & Walking Trail, while used cooking oil is collected and transformed into biodiesel. — Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025 The company has pledged to phase out its storage of crude oil, instead moving to more sustainable fuels like biodiesel. — Kale Williams, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025 That makes algae many times as productive as oil palms, the most oil-rich source of biodiesel now in use. — Philip T. Pienkos, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2010 See All Example Sentences for biodiesel

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1981, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of biodiesel was in 1981

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biodiesel

noun
bio·​die·​sel -ˈdē-zəl How to pronounce biodiesel (audio)
-səl
: a fuel that is similar to diesel fuel and is usually derived from plants (as soybeans)
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