alternative energy noun

Energy derived from renewable resources

alternative fuel noun

A fuel for motor vehicles other than petrol

alternative host noun (biology)

One of two or more possible hosts in the life cycle of a parasite (cf alternate host)

alternative medicine noun

Treatments and therapies, including acupuncture, homeopathy, etc, used as alternatives to conventional medicine (cf complementary medicine)

Alternative Service Book noun

A modernized version of the liturgy of the Church of England, used as an alternative to the Book of Common Prayer

alternative society noun

A form of society that eschews conventional values

alternative technology noun

A form of technology intended to protect the environment and conserve natural resources

alternative vote noun

A system of voting whereby, if a voter's favourite candidate is out of the running, the vote is transferred to the candidate marked next in order of preference

renew /ri-nūˈ/

1. To renovate
2. To transform to new life, revive
3. To begin again
4. To repeat
5. To make again
6. To invigorate
7. To substitute new for
8. To restore
9. To regenerate
10. To extend (eg the period of a loan, validity of a lease, etc)

1. To be made new
2. To begin again

renewabilˈity noun

renewˈable adjective noun

(often in pl) any form of renewable energy (see below)

renewˈal noun

1. Renewing
2. Short form of urban renewal (see under urban)

renewˈedness noun

renewˈer noun

renewˈing noun

renewable energy noun

An alternative source of energy, such as waves, wind or sun, that can be considered inexhaustible (also called alternative energy)

renewable resource noun

A supply of living organisms that, after harvesting, can be replaced by regrowth or reproduction