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biogas

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
bio-gas
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mixture of methane and carbon dioxide, produced by anaerobic digestion of organic waste matter, used as a fuel.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas English biogas From bio- + gas.

Usage

Inflected Forms

biogases (plural) biogasses (plural)

Questions

What does biogas mean?
A mixture of methane and carbon dioxide, produced by anaerobic digestion of organic waste matter, used as a fuel.
Where does biogas come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas English biogas From bio- + gas.

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