biodiesel
noun
bio·die·sel
ˌbī-(ˌ)ō-ˈdē-zəl 
-səl
: a fuel that is similar to diesel fuel and is derived from usually vegetable sources (such as soybean oil)
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Emory’s shuttles have been running on biodiesel fuel since 2006, and the campus has conserved fuel energy by recycling old cooking oil used in the dining halls.
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Gina Park, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
The fuel options are numerous, with the machine able to run on jet fuel, kerosene, diesel, or biodiesel, and can refuel in less than a minute.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The railway still operates two vintage steam locomotives, but most of the trips are now made with biodiesel locomotives to reduce emissions.
—Lyndsey Matthews, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025
Minnesota This machine, which is hitched to a trailer and taken to a wastewater treatment facility in Rosemount, converts pond scum into biodiesel, at the Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Building in St. Paul, Minnesota.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 22 July 2025
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Gina Park, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
The fuel options are numerous, with the machine able to run on jet fuel, kerosene, diesel, or biodiesel, and can refuel in less than a minute.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The railway still operates two vintage steam locomotives, but most of the trips are now made with biodiesel locomotives to reduce emissions.
—Lyndsey Matthews, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025
Minnesota This machine, which is hitched to a trailer and taken to a wastewater treatment facility in Rosemount, converts pond scum into biodiesel, at the Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Building in St. Paul, Minnesota.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 22 July 2025
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“Biodiesel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biodiesel. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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biodiesel
noun
bio·die·sel
-ˈdē-zəl
-səl
: a fuel that is similar to diesel fuel and is usually derived from plants (as soybeans)
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