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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
Examples of biomass in a Sentence
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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
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Word History
First Known Use
1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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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
: the amount of living matter (as in a unit area or volume of habitat)
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