different between biodiesel vs acidulate

English

Etymology

bio- +? diesel

Noun

biodiesel (countable and uncountable, plural biodiesels)

1. fuel for diesel engines made of renewable organic raw materials as opposed to fossil hydrocarbons

Synonyms

• bioderv

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

bio- +? diesel

Noun

biodiesel

1. biodiesel

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From bio- +? diesel

Noun

biodiesel m (definite singular biodieselen, uncountable)

1. (fuel) biodiesel

Related terms

• biodrivstoff

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From bio- +? diesel

Noun

biodiesel m (definite singular biodieselen, uncountable)

1. (fuel) biodiesel

Related terms

• biodrivstoff

English

Etymology

Compare French aciduler. See acidulous.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??s?d??.le?t/

Verb

acidulate (third-person singular simple present acidulates, present participle acidulating, simple past and past participle acidulated)

1. (transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
2. (transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
3. (transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.

Translations

Italian

Verb

acidulate

1. second-person plural present indicative of acidulare
2. second-person plural imperative of acidulare
3. feminine plural of acidulato