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Meaning of petrodiesel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Diesel derived from petroleum (contrasted with biodiesel).

countable, retronym, uncountable

Examples

“Biodiesel is a technologically feasible alternative to petrodiesel, but nowadays biodiesel costs 1.5 to 3 times more than fossil diesel in developed countries.”
“Biodiesel these days is selling at about the same prices as petrodiesel, or even a little more in many places.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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