Definition of "bagasse" [ba•gasse]

• The dry, fibrous residue remaining after the extraction of juice from the crushed stalks of sugar cane, used as a source of cellulose for some paper products. (noun)

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• "Surplus bagasse is used as bedding for premium beef cattle on Ie Island, and as fertilizer after being mixed with animal excrement."
• "It gives us 3,000 quintals of sugar and it produces "x" quantity of bagasse, which is used in the central's operation."
• "This formula gives the total available heat per pound of bagasse, that is, the heat generated per pound less the heat required to evaporate its moisture and superheat the steam thus formed to the temperature of the stack gases."