biochar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.95 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

"But the key thing that excites Jolliffe about biochar is that it avoids waste and it can actually give something back to the environment. "The nice thing is that the biochar doesn't just sit there in a heap," she says. "It's used for soil regeneration. You can spread it on the land and it can not only enhance the soil's capacity to manage moisture, but it also acts as a fertiliser."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English char English biochar From bio- + char.

biochars (plural)

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What does biochar mean?

Charcoal that is used as a soil conditioner.

Where does biochar come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English char English biochar From bio- + char.

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