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biohydrogen

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

hydrogen produced biologically (mostly by bacteria) as a biofuel

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydro- French -gène French hydrogènebor. English hydrogen English biohydrogen From bio- + hydrogen.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: biohydrogène — biologically-produced hydrogen
  • German: Biowasserstoff — biologically-produced hydrogen
  • Greek: βιοϋδρογόνο (vioÿdrogóno) — biologically-produced hydrogen
  • Italian: bioidrogeno — biologically-produced hydrogen
  • Polish: biowodór — biologically-produced hydrogen
  • Russian: биоводоро́д (biovodoród) — biologically-produced hydrogen
  • Spanish: biohidrógeno — biologically-produced hydrogen
  • Ukrainian: біово́день (biovódenʹ) — biologically-produced hydrogen