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.

ΘΚΠ

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).

单词	biogas
释义	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. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1958
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