biogas

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noun

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

OriginEnglish gas ← Dutch gas ← Ancient Greek χάος (kháos) →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

nounbiogas (countable and uncountable, plural biogases or biogasses)

plural biogases · plural biogasses

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
swamp gas

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeh₂-
  6. Ancient Greekχαῦνος (khaûnos)
  7. Ancient Greekχάος (kháos)
  8. Dutchgas
  9. Englishgas
  10. Englishbiogas

From bio- + gas.

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Translations

Catalan biogàs
  • biogàsgas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel
Chinese Mandarin 生物燃氣 /生物燃气, 生化氣體 /生化气体
  • 生物燃氣 /生物燃气 (shēngwù ránqì)gas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel
  • 生化氣體 /生化气体 (shēnghuà qìtǐ)gas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel
  • 生質氣體 /生质气体 (shēngzhì qìtǐ)gas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel
Czech bioplyn
  • bioplyngas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel
Dutch biogas
  • biogasgas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel
Finnish biokaasu
  • biokaasugas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel
French biogaz
  • biogazgas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel
German Biogas
  • Biogasgas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel
Hungarian biogáz
  • biogázgas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel
Italian biogas
  • biogasgas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel
Māori haurehu koiora
  • haurehu koioragas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel
Polish agrogaz, biogaz
  • agrogazgas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel
  • biogazgas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel
Russian биога́з
  • биога́з (biogáz)gas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel
Spanish biogás
  • biogásgas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel
Swahili biogesi
  • biogesigas produced by organic waste matter, used as a fuel

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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