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foodprint

foodprint noun: the environmental impact, or footprint, of food, including the amount of land required to sustain a diet, the amount of carbon dioxide produced, if the food is organic, and if it is local.

Noun

foodprint (plural foodprints)

  1. The environmental impact, or footprint, of food, including the amount of land required to sustain a diet, the amount of carbon dioxide produced, if the food is organic, and if it is local.
    • My carbon foodprint is relatively small as I live a locavore’s diet.

Forms of foodprint

pluralfoodprints

Origin of foodprint

Blend of food + footprint.

Questions about foodprint

What does foodprint mean?
Foodprint means the environmental impact, or footprint, of food, including the amount of land required to sustain a diet, the amount of carbon dioxide produced, if the food is organic, and if it is local.
What part of speech is foodprint?
Foodprint is a noun.
What is the plural of foodprint?
The plural of foodprint is foodprints.

Words near foodprint in the dictionary

  1. foodplants
  2. foodplay
  3. foodporn
  4. foodpreneur
  5. foodpreneurs
  6. foodprint
  7. foodprints
  8. foods
  9. foodscape
  10. foodscapes
  11. foodseller

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