bioalcohol

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noun

alcohol produced, by fermentation of crops, for use as a biofuel; especially bioethanol

OriginEnglish alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nounbioalcohol (countable and uncountable, plural bioalcohols)

plural bioalcohols

  1. countableuncountablealcohol produced, by fermentation of crops, for use as a biofuel; especially bioethanol

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  6. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  7. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  8. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  9. Medieval Latinalcoho
  10. Middle Englishalcofol
  11. Englishalcohol
  12. Englishbioalcohol

From bio- + alcohol.

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APA

bioalcohol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioalcohol

MLA

“bioalcohol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioalcohol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioalcohol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioalcohol.

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