biovolume

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The volume of cells in a unit amount of water (normally quoted in cubic millimetres per litre).
  2. A surrogate for biomass, used in ecological studies of invertebrates (normally quoted in cubic millimetres).

Word forms

biovolume biovolumes

Etymology

From bio- + volume.

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