biogas
/ˈbaɪəʊɡæs/noun
उच्चारण बायउगैस
बायोगैस, जैव गैस
Core word
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a gas, mainly methane, produced when plant or animal waste such as cow dung rots without air, used as a fuel
बायोगैस, जैव गैस
- The village cooks with biogas made from cow dung.
- A biogas plant turns kitchen waste into fuel.
- Biogas plants are common in villages where many families keep cattle.
+ 2 more examples
- The government gives subsidies to families who install a biogas unit.
- Biogas is a clean fuel that does not leave soot on the pots.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
biogas (uncountable)
Biogas is uncountable; it takes no a/an and no plural s, and is measured in units like cubic metres.
'Biogas' uncountable है; इसके साथ a/an या plural s नहीं लगता, और इसे cubic metres जैसी इकाइयों में मापा जाता है।
- Biogas is produced from cow dung and kitchen waste.
- The village uses biogas for cooking.
produce / generate / run on + biogas
Use produce or generate for making it, and run on for a stove or engine that uses it.
बनाने के लिए 'produce' या 'generate' और उसका प्रयोग करने वाले चूल्हे या इंजन के लिए 'run on' आता है।
- The plant generates biogas from farm waste.
- The generator runs on biogas.
biogas + noun
As a modifier it forms biogas plant, biogas stove, biogas digester and biogas project.
Modifier के रूप में यह biogas plant, biogas stove, biogas digester और biogas project बनाता है।
- Many farmers have installed a biogas plant.
biogas from + material
From shows the raw material: biogas from dung, biogas from sewage, biogas from crop residue.
'From' कच्चा माल बताता है: biogas from dung, biogas from sewage, biogas from crop residue।
- Biogas from crop residue helps reduce field burning.
biogas vs LPG vs natural gas
Biogas is made from organic waste by bacteria in a closed tank; LPG and natural gas come from fossil sources and are supplied in cylinders or pipes.
Biogas कार्बनिक कचरे से बंद टंकी में bacteria द्वारा बनती है; LPG और natural gas जीवाश्म स्रोतों से आती हैं और सिलेंडरों या पाइपों से मिलती हैं।
- The family saves money on LPG because it has a biogas plant.
+Collocations 5
verb + biogas
producegenerateburnstoreuse
- The dairy stores the biogas in a large dome.
biogas + noun
plantstovedigesterpipelinescheme
- A biogas stove is smokeless and clean.
adjective + biogas
cheapcleanrenewablecompressedhousehold
- Compressed biogas is used to run buses.
biogas from + waste
cow dungkitchen wastesewagecrop residue
- Biogas from kitchen waste lights the hostel canteen.
biogas + benefit
saves moneycuts smokegives slurryproduces fertiliser
- The biogas plant also gives rich slurry as fertiliser.
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- A small biogas plant can meet the cooking needs of a family.
एक छोटा biogas plant एक परिवार की खाना पकाने की ज़रूरतें पूरी कर सकता है।
- Biogas is mostly methane, a gas that burns easily.
Biogas मुख्यतः मीथेन है, जो आसानी से जलती है।
- The government gives subsidies to farmers who build biogas units.
सरकार biogas इकाइयाँ बनाने वाले किसानों को सब्सिडी देती है।
- Radhika's uncle cooks on biogas instead of LPG.
राधिका के चाचा LPG के बजाय biogas पर खाना पकाते हैं।
- Biogas helps to reduce the smoke in village kitchens.
Biogas गाँव की रसोइयों में धुआँ कम करने में सहायक है।
- Slurry left after biogas production is used as manure in the fields.
Biogas बनने के बाद बची हुई slurry खेतों में खाद के रूप में प्रयोग की जाती है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The farmer uses a biogas for cooking.
✓ The farmer uses biogas for cooking.
Biogas is uncountable and takes no a/an.
'Biogas' uncountable है और इसके साथ a/an नहीं लगता।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Biogas is mainly methane, with some carbon dioxide.
Biogas में मुख्य रूप से methane होती है, साथ में कुछ carbon dioxide भी होती है।