Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Fuel such as methane produced from renewable biological resources such as plant biomass and treated municipal and industrial waste.
Wiktionary
- n. Any fuel that is obtained from a renewable biological resource, especially from biomass
Etymologies
- From bio- + fuel (Wiktionary)
Examples
“~ New 'biofuel cell' produces electricity from hydrogen in plain air -- "A pioneering biofuel cell that produces electricity from ordinary air spiked with small amounts of hydrogen offers significant potential as an inexpensive and renewable alternative to the costly platinum-based fuel cells that have dominated discussion about the hydrogen economy of the future, British scientists reported here today.”
“In general, the term biofuel is associated with only a few select chemical compounds, especially ethanol (used exclusively as a gasoline replacement in spark-ignition engines) and very large methyl esters in biodiesel (used as a diesel fuel replacement in diesel engines).”
“SG Biofuels Wins New Backers SG Biofuels Inc., which develops and produces seeds of the jatropha plant for use in biofuel, raised $9.4 million from new and returning investors.”
The Wall Street Journal: Electric-Car Offshoots Pick Up Momentum
“Posted in biofuel, ethanol, global hunger, law of unintended consequences.”
“Currently the only viable crop worth converting into biofuel is sugar cane.”
“Sure diverting land once dedicated for food to crops for biofuel is a large part of the problem.”
“Its just that the word biofuel usually triggers some sort of rant response in my brain.”
“FRANKFURT -- Car makers Volkswagen AG and Daimler AG said they will take a minority stake in German biofuel company Choren Industries GmbH.”
“I was even more surprised to learn that the feedstock for the biofuel was the much maligned Jatropha curcas, an oilseed plant that was once the focus of research by BP but that had been abandoned in 2009 due to, among other factors, marginal and inconsistent yields.”
The Huffington Post: Astrid Caldas: Sustainability Is in the Air
“The report says running a jet engine on a blend of biofuel, which is an alcohol refined from plants such as algae, maize or soybeans is much less polluting, and less costly, than using pure petroleum-based fuel.”
Voice of America: Pacific Northwest Looks to Jump-Start Green Jet Fuel Industry
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘biofuel’.
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Open List: The World of Corn
Corn-related words and phrases. This versatile crop is so important to cultures and economies - from most basic indigenous foodstuff and animal feed to source of biopolymer and biofuel.
seed corn, field corn, flint corn, sweet corn, biofuel, biopolymer, corn starch, modified corn starch, cornstarch, cornflour, polylactic acid, citric acid and 390 more...
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EN-HU - important words for a HU inte...
Words only (I left out the expressions) from Geza Kerenyi's EN-HU interpreters' dictionary. Most of them pose some difficulty when interpreted between HU and EN in either or both directions.
abalone, abrasive, abstractionist, abstruse, abysmal, academia, accessibility, accessible, acclimate, accolade, accompanist, achiever and 1469 more...
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TRAN - automobile technology advancem...
ACC, ATC, ATV, ABS, BTL, CTL, CAI, EMS, GTL, HUD, GNSS, IMU and 175 more...
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Alternative energy concepts
Words that are becoming more important as we learn more about alternative and renewable energy sources.
microreactors, fuel cell, biomass, biofuel, algae, fission, fusion, turbine, hydrogen, solar, photovoltaic, solar thermal and 47 more...
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bertilak's Words
antidisestablishm..., feldercarb, wainscoting, eleemosynary, oxymoron, fuliginous, libration, lammergeier, saxifrage, ichor, lambent, smaragdine and 414 more...
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The Environment
biome, climax community, biofuel, chlorofluorocarbons, understory, desertification, gasohol, irreversibilities, overstory, high-grading, bioplastics, sustainability and 88 more...
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