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biofuel

noun/ˈbaɪəʊfjuːəl/ (BY-oh-fyoo-ul)Level B2
biofuel meaning picture: An Indian farmer in a turban stands in a green sugarcane field loading cut cane stalks onto a tractor trolley, while in
Picture meaning of “biofuel” — fuel made from plants or other living material, such as ethanol or biodiesel

fuel made from plants or other living material, such as ethanol or biodiesel

Biofuel is fuel produced from plants, crop waste, algae or animal fat instead of oil from the ground. News uses it in stories about clean energy, farming, vehicles and emission targets.

biofuel meaning in Hindi

पौधों या अन्य जीवित पदार्थ से बना ईंधन, जैसे एथेनॉल या बायोडीज़ल

Biofuel वह ईंधन है जो ज़मीन के तेल की जगह पौधों, फ़सल अवशेष, शैवाल या पशु वसा से बनता है। ख़बरों में यह स्वच्छ ऊर्जा, खेती, वाहनों और उत्सर्जन लक्ष्यों की कहानियों में आता है।

Examples

  1. Many countries blend ethanol biofuel with petrol to cut pollution.कई देश प्रदूषण घटाने के लिए पेट्रोल में एथेनॉल जैव-ईंधन (biofuel) मिलाते हैं।
  2. Farmers sell sugarcane for biofuel production.किसान जैव-ईंधन (biofuel) उत्पादन के लिए गन्ना बेचते हैं।

Synonyms & antonyms

ethanolbiodieselgreen fuelfossil fuel

Memory trick

BIO (life) + FUEL: fuel made from living things like plants.

💡 Did you know?

Ethanol, a common biofuel, is often made from sugarcane or corn and mixed with petrol in vehicles.

Word origin

From Greek 'bios' (life) plus 'fuel', from Old French 'feuaille' (fuel), from Latin 'focus' (hearth).

Other meanings

noun A fuel made from living or recently living organisms, such as ethanol from sugar crops or biodiesel.

noun A fuel made from recently living plant or animal material, such as ethanol or biodiesel.

biofuel meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीपौधों या अन्य जीवित पदार्थ से बना ईंधन, जैसे एथेनॉल या बायोडीज़ल
Arabic · العربيةوقود مصنوع من النباتات أو مواد حية أخرى مثل الإيثانول أو الديزل الحيوي
French · Françaiscarburant fabriqué à partir de plantes ou d'autres matières vivantes, comme l'éthanol ou le biodiesel
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiabahan bakar dari tumbuhan atau bahan hidup lain, seperti etanol atau biodiesel
Chinese · 中文由植物或其他生物材料制成的燃料,如乙醇或生物柴油

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