biomass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The total mass of a living thing or a part thereof (such as a cell).
The total mass of all, or a specified category of, living things within a specific area, habitat, etc.
Organic matter from living things which were recently alive (especially vegetation) used as a fuel or source of energy, especially if cultivated for that purpose; also, fuel produced from such organic matter; biofuel.

/ˈbaɪə(ʊ)mæs/ /ˈbaɪoʊˌmæs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-biomass.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-biomass.wav

biomass biomasses

From bio- (prefix denoting organic life) + mass (“matter, material”).

bioenergy biofuel bodymass body mass index mineralomass

nonbiomass photobiomass phytobiomass zoobiomass

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.

Back to search All on B Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary