"biofuel" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbaɪ.əʊˌfjʊ(.ə)l/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-biofuel.wav Forms: biofuels [plural]
Etymology: From bio- + fuel. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|fuel}} bio- + fuel Head templates: {{en-noun}} biofuel (plural biofuels)
  1. Any fuel that is obtained from a renewable biological resource, especially from biomass. Synonyms: biomass Coordinate_terms: fossil fuel (english: likewise from biologic origins, but ancient and nonrenewable) Translations (biofuel): 生態燃料 (Chinese Mandarin), 生态燃料 (shēngtài ránliào) (Chinese Mandarin), 生物燃料 (shēngwù ránliào) (Chinese Mandarin), 生質燃料 (Chinese Mandarin), 生质燃料 (shēngzhì ránliào) (Chinese Mandarin), biopalivo [neuter] (Czech), biobrændsel (Danish), biokütus (Estonian), biopolttoaine (Finnish), biocombustible [masculine] (Galician), biocarburante [masculine] (Galician), Biosprit [masculine] (German), Biokraftstoff [masculine] (German), βιοκαύσιμο (viokáfsimo) [neuter] (Greek), bithbhreosla [masculine] (Irish), биоотын (biootyn) (Kazakh), биогориво (biogorivo) [neuter] (Macedonian), биотүлш (biotülš) (Mongolian), biodrivstoff [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), biodrivstoff [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), biopaliwo [neuter] (Polish), biocombustível [masculine] (Portuguese), biocombustibil [masculine] (Romanian), биото́пливо (biotóplivo) [neuter] (Russian), biocombustible [masculine] (Spanish), biocarburante [masculine] (Spanish), biobränsle (Swedish), biyoyakıt (Turkish), biodanwydd [masculine] (Welsh)

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