"biodiesel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: biodiesels [plural]
Etymology: From bio- + diesel. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bio-|diesel}} bio- + diesel Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} biodiesel (countable and uncountable, plural biodiesels)
  1. Fuel for diesel engines made from renewable organic raw materials, as opposed to fossil hydrocarbons. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: bioderv Translations (fuel): 生物柴油 (shēngwù cháiyóu) (Chinese Mandarin), 生質柴油 /生质柴油 (shēngzhì cháiyóu) (Chinese Mandarin), biodiesel (Finnish), biodiésel [masculine] (French), biodiésel [masculine] (Galician), Biodiesel [masculine] (German), би́одизел (bíodizel) [masculine] (Macedonian), biodiesel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), biodiesel [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), biodiesel [masculine] (Polish), biodiesel [masculine] (Portuguese), биоди́зель (biodízelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), biodizel [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), biodiésel [masculine] (Spanish)

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