biomass
noun
bio·mass
ˈbī-ō-ˌmas 
1
: the amount of living matter (as in a unit area or volume of habitat)
2
: plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel
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It is engineered to process inexpensive and abundant biomass sources, such as wood chips and various crop residues, into lower-carbon marine fuel, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and gasoline.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The world’s largest biomass power plant is the 2,676 megawatt (MW) Drax Power Station in northern England.
—Nithin Coca, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Wood burial, also called wood vaulting or biomass burial, could potentially store more than 12 billion tons of carbon dioxide every year and decrease global warming by more than a third of a degree Celsius (more than half a degree Fahrenheit), according to a recent study in .
—Syris Valentine, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
Without electrification, Simpliciano said, renewable targets run the risk of being feeble and ineffective, with brands potentially turning to biomass and other problematic substitutions as stopgap measures.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The world’s largest biomass power plant is the 2,676 megawatt (MW) Drax Power Station in northern England.
—Nithin Coca, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Wood burial, also called wood vaulting or biomass burial, could potentially store more than 12 billion tons of carbon dioxide every year and decrease global warming by more than a third of a degree Celsius (more than half a degree Fahrenheit), according to a recent study in .
—Syris Valentine, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
Without electrification, Simpliciano said, renewable targets run the risk of being feeble and ineffective, with brands potentially turning to biomass and other problematic substitutions as stopgap measures.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for biomass
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“Biomass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biomass. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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biomass
noun
bio·mass
-ˌmas
: the amount of living matter (as in a unit area or volume of habitat)
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