biochar

B3I1O1C3H4A1R1

noun

Charcoal that is used as a soil conditioner.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounbiochar (countable and uncountable, plural biochars)

plural biochars

  1. countableuncountableCharcoal that is used as a soil conditioner.
    1 more example

    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.

    2023 December 27, Richard Foster, “Building a greener future”, in RAIL, number 999, page 35

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishchar
  6. Englishbiochar

From bio- + char.

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Translations

Swedish biokol
  • biokolTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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