biodiesel
nounEtymology From bio- + diesel.
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Fuel for diesel engines made from renewable organic raw materials, as opposed to fossil hydrocarbons.
- Biodiesel is an increasingly popular alternative fuel because it's made by refining oil. Thinner than vegetable oil, biodiesel can power diesel engines without further conversion.2006 November 21, Jessica Seid Dickler, “Make your own gas”, in CNN Money, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2025:
- Biodiesel is a technologically feasible alternative to petrodiesel, but nowadays biodiesel costs 1.5 to 3 times more than fossil diesel in developed countries.2007, Ayhan Demirbas, Biodiesel: A Realistic Fuel Alternative for Diesel Engines, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 197: