biofuel

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈbaɪ.əʊˌfjʊ(.ə)l/

Noun

biofuel (plural biofuels)

1. Any fuel that is obtained from a renewable biological resource, especially from biomass
   • 2012, George Monbiot, Guardian Weekly, August 24, p.20

     Even second-generation biofuels, made from crop wastes or wood, are an environmental disaster, either extending the cultivated area or removing the straw and stover#Noun|stovers which protect the soil from erosion#Noun|erosion and keep carbon and nutrient#Noun|nutrients in the ground.

Translations

• German: Biosprit, Biokraftstoff
• Portuguese: biocombustível
• Russian: биото́пливо
• Spanish: biocombustible

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