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biofuel

noun bio·fu·el \-ˈfyü(-ə)l\

Definition of BIOFUEL

:  a fuel (as wood or ethanol) composed of or produced from biological raw materials — compare fossil fuel
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First Known Use of BIOFUEL

1970

Rhymes with BIOFUEL

diesel fuel, fossil fuel, Pantagruel

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