biodiesel
noun
bio·die·sel
ˌbī-(ˌ)ō-ˈdē-zəl 
-səl
: a fuel that is similar to diesel fuel and is derived from usually vegetable sources (such as soybean oil)
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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.
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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
It can be used as an ingredient in cosmetics as well as in cooking and products like soap and biodiesel.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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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
It can be used as an ingredient in cosmetics as well as in cooking and products like soap and biodiesel.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for biodiesel
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“Biodiesel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biodiesel. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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biodiesel
noun
bio·die·sel
-ˈdē-zəl
-səl
: a fuel that is similar to diesel fuel and is usually derived from plants (as soybeans)
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