Mycodiesel

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An alternative diesel fuel produced by fungi. uncountable, usually

    "Many of these mycodiesel hydrocarbons are terpenes, a chemically diverse class of compounds produced by many plants, fungi, and bacteria."

Example

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"Many of these mycodiesel hydrocarbons are terpenes, a chemically diverse class of compounds produced by many plants, fungi, and bacteria."

Etymology

From myco- + diesel.

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