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

/ bī′ō-dē′zəl,-səl /

1. See under biofuel

Word History and Origins

Origin of biodiesel¹

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

Example Sentences

To my left was a massive biodiesel train engine, capable of generating 600 horsepower and 30,000 pound-feet of torque.

From Outside Online

Undeterred, Indonesia is working to increase the palm component in its biodiesel, which it markets as “Green Diesel,” and to develop other palm-based biofuels.

From Popular-Science

It also became a biodiesel feedstock in Asia, although research suggests that making biodiesel from palms grown on newly cleared land increases greenhouse gas emissions instead of reducing them.

From Popular-Science

It increased biodiesel production from 5 million to 12 million gallons per year, funded in part by a grant from the California Energy Commission.

From Voice of San Diego

That’s New Leaf Biofuel, a company on Newton Avenue that converts used restaurant cooking oil into biodiesel.

From Voice of San Diego

And if the buses are fueled with biodiesel, carbon-dioxide emissions would be cut by 90 percent.

From The Daily Beast

The report told a similar story for soybeans, which are used primarily to make food oils, biodiesel, and livestock feed.

From The Daily Beast

Effervescent citrus and biodiesel fumes, moist vegetation and the hum of lazy high noon bugs.

From Project Gutenberg