biodiesel

American  

[bahy-oh-dee-zuhl, -suhl] / ˌbaɪ oʊˈdi zəl, -səl /

noun

1. a biofuel that, alone or blended with diesel fuel, can be substituted for standard diesel fuel in an unmodified diesel engine: blended forms of biodiesel are also used as heating oils.

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biodiesel British  

/ ˈbaɪəʊˌdiːzəl /

noun

1. a biofuel intended for use in diesel engines

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biodiesel Scientific  

/ bī′ō-dē′zəl,-səl /

1. See under biofuel

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Etymology

Origin of biodiesel

First recorded in 1980–85; bio- ( def. ) + diesel ( def. ); cf. petrodiesel ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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biodiesel

But Congress allowed the biodiesel tax credit to lapse in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Loss of the biodiesel tax credit put upward pressure on the cost of all goods moved by truck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Soybean oil becomes biodiesel and aviation fuel, powering school buses and commercial airplanes.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

However, prices may be limited amid ample vegetable oil stockpiles in major importing countries and weaker biodiesel demand economics, with gasoil prices falling below palm oil prices in the futures market, it adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

The high whine of biodiesel engines firing live carried over the storm’s rush.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

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