biodiesel

noun

bio·​die·​sel ˌbī-(ˌ)ō-ˈdē-zəl How to pronounce biodiesel (audio)
-səl
: a fuel that is similar to diesel fuel and is derived from usually vegetable sources (such as soybean oil)

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Customs seized 71 shipments containing about 496,000 gallons of biodiesel at Port Everglades. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 Then in early September, after parsing through trade and intelligence data, CBP officials discovered biodiesel shipments leaving from Port Everglades in Florida and the Port of Houston, en route to Havana, Homeland Security Investigations said. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 The group has urged the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to evaluate the 37 biodiesel backup generators planned for the data center as a single pollution source and to conduct a complete health risk assessment before issuing approvals. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 Some of the remains will be turned into biodiesel in Denmark, according to German news agency dpa. — ABC News, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for biodiesel

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First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of biodiesel was in 1981

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biodiesel

noun
bio·​die·​sel -ˈdē-zəl How to pronounce biodiesel (audio)
-səl
: a fuel that is similar to diesel fuel and is usually derived from plants (as soybeans)
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