biomass

noun

bio·​mass ˈbī-ō-ˌmas How to pronounce biomass (audio)
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

Examples of biomass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Under existing state rules, utilities had to purchase gas for their customers at the lowest available price, and gas made from biomass could be 10 times more expensive than fossil natural gas. Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2024 It is considered a negative emission technology, and not a zero emission technology, because growing the biomass used in the process removes carbon from the atmosphere. Fred Krupp, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019 An industrial scale biomass boiler set them back over half a million dollars, compared to $100,000 to $150,000 for a more conventional option. Mark Littler, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 The treatment will remove much of the woody biomass and the dead and downed wood accumulated over decades of fire suppression tactics. Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for biomass 

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Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of biomass was in 1931

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“Biomass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biomass. Accessed 1 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

biomass

noun
bio·​mass
ˈbī-ō-ˌmas
1
: the amount of living matter (as in an area or volume of habitat)
2
: plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel

Medical Definition

biomass

noun
bio·​mass -ˌmas How to pronounce biomass (audio)
: the amount of living matter (as in a unit area or volume of habitat)

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