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单词 biogas
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biogasn.

Brit. /ˈbʌɪə(ʊ)ɡas/, U.S. /ˈbaɪoʊˌɡæs/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Hungarian lexical item. Etymons: bio- comb. form, gas n.1
Etymology: < bio- comb. form + gas n.1, originally after Hungarian biogáz (see quot. 1958).
Fuel gas obtained directly from plant or animal material, typically by the bacterial decomposition of animal or vegetable waste in the absence of oxygen, which produces mainly a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide.
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society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > gas or types of gas > [noun]
gas1808
oil-gas1820
wood-gasc1865
town gas1867
fuel-gas1886
power gas1901
bottled gas1930
biogas1958
North Sea gas1965
1958 Econ. Jrnl. 68 646 Biogas—a new source of energy in agriculture: M. Ribiansky.
1971 Jrnl. Sci. Food & Agric. 22 164 (heading) Increased production of biogas from cowdung by adding other agricultural waste.
1985 B. W. Aldiss Helliconia Winter ix. 142 As the refuse rotted underground, it gave off biogas.
1986 Illustr. Weekly India 13 July 65/2 In order to reduce burden of fuel wood on the forests, 3,300 biogas plants were also installed during the period.
2006 Time 3 Apr. 47/3 In Helsingborg..buses run on biogas made from garbage and other organic waste.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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