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bagasse
[ buh-gas ]
noun
- crushed sugarcane or beet refuse from sugar making.
- paper made from fibers of bagasse.
bagasse
/ bəˈɡæs /
noun
- the pulp remaining after the extraction of juice from sugar cane or similar plants: used as fuel and for making paper, etc
- Also calledmegassmegasse a type of paper made from bagasse fibres
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bagasse1
C19: from French, from Spanish bagazo dregs, refuse, from baga husk, from Latin bāca berry
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Example Sentences
The feedstocks for Supplant’s sugar substitute come from sugarcane bagasse and wheat, and the processing equipment comes from the brewing industry.
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In spite of these efforts bagasse still remains an almost useless and unworkable material.
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With 30 pounds of bagasse per 100 pounds of cane, no other fuel should be required.
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As they had surmised, the Venture was stranded at the foot of the huge stone bagasse-burner.
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