bioethanol

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noun

Ethanol produced, by fermentation of crops, for use as a biofuel.

OriginEnglish ethanol ← German Ethy ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) →
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Meanings

nounbioethanol (countable and uncountable, plural bioethanols)

plural bioethanols

  1. countableuncountableEthanol produced, by fermentation of crops, for use as a biofuel.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. GermanEthy
  6. Englishethyl
  7. Englishalcohol
  8. Englishethyl
  9. Englisheth-
  10. Englishethane
  11. Englishalcohol
  12. Englishethanol
  13. Englishbioethanol

From bio- + ethanol.

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APA

bioethanol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioethanol

MLA

“bioethanol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioethanol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioethanol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioethanol.

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