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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈbaɪoʊˌmæs/ · UK /ˈbaɪəʊmæs/
biomass means: Material from plants or recently living things that can be used to produce energy.
noun
Material from plants or recently living things that can be used to produce energy.
- The power station burns biomass.
- Wood waste can be used as biomass fuel.
- They grow crops to supply the biomass industry.
The combined weight of living things in a particular area or group.
- The forest has a large biomass.
- Scientists estimated the total biomass of fish in the lake.
- Drought reduced the grassland’s biomass.
The total weight of a living thing or one of its parts.
- We measured the biomass of each plant.
- The cell’s biomass increased as it grew.
- This method estimates the biomass of a single organism.
Questions about biomass
What does biomass mean?
Material from plants or recently living things that can be used to produce energy.
What is biomass in other languages?
Türkçe: biyokütle · Español: biomasa · Français: biomasse · Deutsch: Biomasse · Italiano: biomassa · 日本語: バイオマス
How do you pronounce biomass?
In American English /ˈbaɪoʊˌmæs/; in British English /ˈbaɪəʊmæs/.
How do you use biomass in a sentence?
The power station burns biomass. Wood waste can be used as biomass fuel.
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