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bagasse
[ buh-gas ]
/ bəˈgæs /
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noun
crushed sugarcane or beet refuse from sugar making.
paper made from fibers of bagasse.
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Origin of bagasse
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; from French, from Latin American Spanish, Spanish bagazo, derivative of baga “seed capsule of the flax plant” (presumably originally of any fruit), from Latin bāca “berry”; see also bay4
Words nearby bagasse
baffy, BAFTA, bag, Baganda, bag and baggage, bagasse, bagassosis, bagatelle, Bagdad, Bagdad boil, B.Ag.E.
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How to use bagasse in a sentence
The feedstocks for Supplant’s sugar substitute come from sugarcane bagasse and wheat, and the processing equipment comes from the brewing industry.
Has a startup finally found one of food science’s holy grails with its healthy sugar substitute?|Jonathan Shieber|February 26, 2021|TechCrunchIn spite of these efforts bagasse still remains an almost useless and unworkable material.
The Manufacture of Paper|Robert Walter SindallWith 30 pounds of bagasse per 100 pounds of cane, no other fuel should be required.
Industrial Cuba|Robert P. PorterAs they had surmised, the Venture was stranded at the foot of the huge stone bagasse-burner.
Raftmates|Kirk Munroe
British Dictionary definitions for bagasse
bagasse
/ (bəˈɡæs) /
noun
the pulp remaining after the extraction of juice from sugar cane or similar plants: used as fuel and for making paper, etc
Also called: megass, megasse a type of paper made from bagasse fibres
Word Origin for bagasse
C19: from French, from Spanish bagazo dregs, refuse, from baga husk, from Latin bāca berry
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