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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Livestock, for instance, make up 62% of global mammal biomass.
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Richard Fadok, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
Bioplastics made from biomass – including starches, wax, and seaweed derivatives – are often biodegradable.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
The discrepancy between the two arises from the fact that the most numerous cells are often very small and therefore contribute only a modest amount of biomass, whereas the more massive cells, though relatively uncommon, make up much of our heft.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
The largest one percent of trees—the giants—store half of the above-ground biomass carbon in tropical forests.
—Ellyn Lapointe, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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Richard Fadok, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
Bioplastics made from biomass – including starches, wax, and seaweed derivatives – are often biodegradable.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
The discrepancy between the two arises from the fact that the most numerous cells are often very small and therefore contribute only a modest amount of biomass, whereas the more massive cells, though relatively uncommon, make up much of our heft.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
The largest one percent of trees—the giants—store half of the above-ground biomass carbon in tropical forests.
—Ellyn Lapointe, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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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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