biofuel
/ˈbaɪəʊfjuːəl/noun
उच्चारण बायउफ़्यूअल
जैव ईंधन
Core word
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[C/U]
a fuel made from plant or animal material, such as ethanol made from sugar cane, used instead of fuels such as petrol and diesel
जैव ईंधन
- India is blending ethanol, a biofuel, with petrol.
- Biofuels produce less pollution than coal and oil.
- Some buses in the city run on biofuel made from waste oil.
+ 2 more examples
- Biofuel can be produced from crops such as sugar cane and maize.
- The government is encouraging farmers to grow crops for biofuel.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
biofuel (countable / uncountable)
Biofuel is uncountable for the material in general and countable for types, as in ethanol and biodiesel are biofuels.
सामान्य पदार्थ के लिए 'biofuel' uncountable है और प्रकारों के लिए countable, जैसे ethanol और biodiesel biofuels हैं।
- India is promoting biofuel in transport.
- Ethanol and biodiesel are common biofuels.
run on / be powered by + biofuel
Use run on or be powered by with a fuel: a bus runs on biofuel.
ईंधन के साथ 'run on' या 'be powered by' आता है: a bus runs on biofuel।
- Some buses in the city run on biofuel.
- The aircraft was powered by a blend of biofuel.
made from / produced from + crop or waste
Biofuel is made from plant matter; use from for the source and of for the type.
Biofuel पौधों से बनता है; स्रोत के लिए 'from' और प्रकार के लिए 'of' आता है।
- Ethanol is a biofuel made from sugarcane.
- Biodiesel can be produced from used cooking oil.
biofuel + noun
As a modifier it forms biofuel policy, biofuel crop and biofuel plant.
Modifier के रूप में यह biofuel policy, biofuel crop और biofuel plant बनाता है।
- The government announced a new biofuel policy.
biofuel vs fossil fuel
Biofuel comes from recently grown plants and waste and is renewable; fossil fuel such as coal, petrol and diesel comes from ancient remains and cannot be replaced quickly.
Biofuel हाल में उगे पौधों और कचरे से बनता है और नवीकरणीय है; coal, petrol और diesel जैसे fossil fuel प्राचीन अवशेषों से बनते हैं और उन्हें जल्दी बदला नहीं जा सकता।
- Biofuel can replace some fossil fuel in buses and trucks.
+Collocations 4
verb + biofuel
produceuseblendpromoteburn
- The refinery blends biofuel with petrol.
biofuel + noun
policycropplantblendindustry
- Jatropha is grown as a biofuel crop in some states.
adjective + biofuel
renewablecleanliquidplant-basedsecond-generation
- Renewable biofuel can reduce oil imports.
source + biofuel
sugarcane biofuelmaize biofuelalgae biofuelwaste biofuel
- Algae biofuel is still in the experimental stage.
“More examples 6
- Petrol mixed with ethanol is a type of biofuel blend.
Ethanol मिला हुआ पेट्रोल biofuel blend का एक प्रकार है।
- Farmers earn more by selling sugarcane for biofuel.
किसान biofuel के लिए गन्ना बेचकर अधिक कमाते हैं।
- Critics say that growing biofuel crops can raise food prices.
आलोचकों का कहना है कि biofuel की फ़सलें उगाने से खाद्य पदार्थों के दाम बढ़ सकते हैं।
- Radhika's science project compared biofuel and petrol.
राधिका की विज्ञान परियोजना में biofuel और पेट्रोल की तुलना की गई।
- Using biofuel can lower carbon emissions from vehicles.
Biofuel के प्रयोग से वाहनों से होने वाला कार्बन उत्सर्जन घट सकता है।
- The state set up a biofuel plant that uses used cooking oil.
राज्य ने एक biofuel संयंत्र लगाया जो प्रयुक्त खाना पकाने के तेल का उपयोग करता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The bus runs with biofuel.
✓ The bus runs on biofuel.
Use on, not with, for the fuel a vehicle uses.
वाहन जिस ईंधन से चलता है उसके लिए 'on' आता है, 'with' नहीं।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
World Biofuel Day is observed in India on 10 August every year.
भारत में हर साल 10 अगस्त को विश्व जैव ईंधन दिवस (World Biofuel Day) मनाया जाता है।