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Living things or something their bodies generate that can be used to produce energy.

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Usage examples (35)
  • Posted in biofuel, ethanol, global hunger, law of unintended consequences.
  • Its just that the word biofuel usually triggers some sort of rant response in my brain.
  • Sure diverting land once dedicated for food to crops for biofuel is a large part of the problem.
  • FRANKFURT -- Car makers Volkswagen AG and Daimler AG said they will take a minority stake in German biofuel company Choren Industries GmbH.
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