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biobased

biobased adjective: based on biological material.

Adjective

biobased (not comparable)

  1. Based on biological material.
    • Ed Lehrburger, PureVision’s founder and chief executive, said he thought his lignin could sell for $300 a ton or more. Mr. Lehrburger said his company was collaborating with a wood and paper products manufacturer that is interested in using the lignin for a biobased glue for its laminates, plywoods...2007 August 8, Hillary Rosner, “Cooking Up More Uses for the Leftovers of Biofuel Production”, in New York Times

Origin of biobased

From bio- + based.

Questions about biobased

What does biobased mean?
Biobased means based on biological material.
What part of speech is biobased?
Biobased is an adjective.

Words near biobased in the dictionary

  1. biobanks
  2. biobarcode
  3. biobarcodes
  4. biobarrier
  5. biobarriers
  6. biobased
  7. biobatteries
  8. biobattery
  9. biobed
  10. biobeds
  11. biobehavioral

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