biodigester

noun

: a device or structure in which the digestion of organic waste matter by bacteria takes place with the production of a burnable biogas and a nutrient-rich slurry
… the biodigester will convert table scraps from campus dormitories, manure from the campus dairy and plant waste from agricultural research fields into electricity. The Sacramento (California) Bee

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All of that waste is either processed via biodigesters or dehydrators, or offloaded on shore. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 7 May 2023 But next to the lagoon is a bizarre basin covered by an inflated tarp: the biodigester. Wendee Nicole, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2014

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of biodigester was in 1973

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“Biodigester.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biodigester. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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