biodiesel

[bahy-oh-dee-zuhl, ‐suhl]

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.

biodiesel

/ ˈbaɪəʊˌdiːzəl /

noun

1. a biofuel intended for use in diesel engines

biodiesel

1. See under biofuel

Word History and Origins

Origin of biodiesel¹

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

Example Sentences

Canada is among the world's top producers of canola, an oilseed crop that is used to make cooking oil, animal meal and biodiesel fuel.

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Investors are closely watching the impact of Indonesia’s plan to launch biodiesel containing 50% palm-oil based biofuel.

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The NGO's executive director, Ricardo Pineda, explains that their idea originated from earlier efforts by different companies and organisations to transform used cooking oil into biodiesel.

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"But in Honduras, we don't have a market for biodiesel," he says.

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In a statement they said "there is a major certification verification issue that needs to be addressed as a matter of priority", adding that the "ISCC should do much more to ensure that non-EU Biodiesel is really what it claims to be".

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