cleantech

/ˈkliː.ntɛk/

Etymology

From clean + tech.

cleantech means technologies that support increased productivity or profitability while also reducing resource consumption or pollution. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.

cleantech is pronounced /ˈkliː.ntɛk/.

noun

Technologies that support increased productivity or profitability while also reducing resource consumption or pollution.“If I'm getting impatient, one can only imagine the impatience of auto workers who have lost their job, promising cleantech start-ups that can't afford to commercialize their prototype […].”