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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Charm Industrial is taking this one step further by converting biomass into bio-oil, which can then be injected into the ground, locking away the carbon for centuries.
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Swish Goswami, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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U.S. electricity generation by source
Renewables include wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal and biomass.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The abundance, biomass, and distribution of ants on Earth
Ant researcher at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
In fact, in 2024, over the summer, there was twice the average amount of biomass in grasslands and scrublands in coastal Southern California due to these two wet winters in a row.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Swish Goswami, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Editors’ Picks Alcohol Carries New Risks in Middle Age
U.S. electricity generation by source
Renewables include wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal and biomass.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The abundance, biomass, and distribution of ants on Earth
Ant researcher at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
In fact, in 2024, over the summer, there was twice the average amount of biomass in grasslands and scrublands in coastal Southern California due to these two wet winters in a row.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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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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