petrodiesel

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petrodiesel

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From petro- + diesel.

noun petrodiesels

countable, retronym, uncountable Diesel derived from petroleum (contrasted with biodiesel). Biodiesel is a technologically feasible alternative to petrodiesel, but nowadays biodiesel costs 1.5 to 3 times more than fossil diesel in developed countries.

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@misc{petrodiesel_2026,
  title = {petrodiesel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/petrodiesel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}